Journalists remain true frontline agents of information


A file picture of media practitioners at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The importance of professional journalism and mainstream media as the eyes and ears of the people cannot be overemphasised – more so in this digital age when anyone armed with a smartphone is capable of disseminating information.

As such, media clubs foresee that journalists will be faced with yet another challenge in the increasing number of citizen journalists who report events on social media without any basic knowledge of journalism. They are hoping this issue will be discussed at the 2023 National Journalists' Day (Hawana) to be held next month.

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Hawana , Journalists , Social Media , Challenges , Ethics

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