'Self-censorship' indicates precarious media landscape: Advocates

Acts of “self-censorship” are clear indications of a concerning atmosphere in the local journalism landscape, said media freedom advocates.

This comes after Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said that she believed major media outlets imposed self-censorship when the latter decided to “blackout” a disabled e-hailing driver’s press conference about his alleged assault by Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim’s escort.

The DAP leader said this during a podcast session...