Media briefing on national symbols a short-term remedial step, say groups

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According to the Centre for Independent Journalism and Gerakan Media Merdeka, the government can adopt more significant approaches.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/19/media-briefing-on-national-symbols-a-short-term-step-say-groups   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/19/taklimat-media-mengenai-jalur-gemilang-langkah-jangka-pendek-kata-aktivis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MalaysianMediaCouncil #SinChewDaily #NationalSymbols

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00:00Media activists say a media briefing on the proper use of national symbols is only a short-term

00:08remedial step, following the blunder by Sinshu Daily in using an incomplete image of the national

00:14flag on its front page. Center for Independent Journalism Executive Director Walshlan Naidoo

00:20said while a briefing is useful, it is more critical for the government to take a progressive

00:26stance and stop the overboard legal actions against the media organization. Gerakan Media Merdeka

00:33Director Radzi Razak said it would be better to encourage continuous editorial training,

00:39internal checks, and space for accountability without fear of criminalization or intimidation.

00:45Walshlan said it was more critical to speed up the establishment of the Malaysian Media Council

00:51to create the necessary grievance mechanisms and develop ethical guidelines on emerging issues.

00:57Radzi said the council could serve as a platform for best practices, ethical discourse, and

01:03constructive resolutions between the media, government, and the public. The two were

01:08commenting on Communications Minister Fahmi Fazil's statement on Thursday that his ministry

01:13will conduct a briefing in response to Sinshu's error in depicting the Jalo-Gumilang without

01:18the crescent moon on the front page of its paper.

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