Censorship in Malaysia

Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

72 Seiten

2010
Alphascript Publishing (Verlag)
978-613-0-80806-8 (ISBN)

Infos

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Censorship is a growing issue in Malaysia as it attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge-based economy. The press is tightly restricted and the level of public debate is seen as low. In 2007, Malaysia was ranked 124th in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. It was also given a "Partly Free" status on the Freedom in the World report by Freedom House in 2008. The Freedom in the World index, graded on a scale of one to seven, with one being the most free and seven being the least, Malaysia obtained four points for both Political rights and Civil liberties. Unlicensed use or possession of a printing press is illegal under the Printing Presses and Publications Act of 1984. Journalists are frequently given guidelines by the Prime Minister's Office when reporting 'sensitive' issues, and media self-censorship is encouraged. The Film Censorship Board of Malaysia is the government agency responsible for granting licenses to the films for viewing.

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 613-0-80806-2 / 6130808062
• ISBN-13: 978-613-0-80806-8 / 9786130808068
• Zustand: Neuware