Journalism Government and the People

Running head: JOURNALISM GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE
Journalism Government and the People
-Freedom of Press
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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
-Aim.......................................................................................................................................3
-Freedom of Speech...............................................................................................................3
-Freedom of speech in Journalism.........................................................................................3
-Freedom of speech under Malaysian Constitution...............................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................4
-Article 10 (1) & (4) and its implications...............................................................................4
-Part III and its implications...................................................................................................5
-Article 152 and its implications............................................................................................6
-Article 153 and its implications............................................................................................7
-Article 181 and its implications............................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References:...............................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
-Aim
The aim of the study is to understand the concept of freedom of speech in the context of
journalism and how national and governmental laws can influence the freedom of speech of
journalists and how that In turn influences the quality of journalism. The study would be done
in the context of the Constitution of Malaysia that has a complicated legal framework related
to freedom of speech.
-Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech can be understood as the liberty to express one’s own opinions and
thoughts without the risks of being prosecuted or questioned and the freedom being supported
by governmental authorities. This is an important right that every citizen should have in order
to be able to express their views and opinions abbot the governance event if they are
unfavorable in nature (Cram 2016).
-Freedom of speech in Journalism
Freedom of press is a term that is used to denote the freedom of speech for journalists
through which the media can communicate and express using various media without
interference from governing bodies or the state and also implies that the media can seek for
constitutional and legal protection to protect such rights. This right has also been established
under the United Declaration of human rights by United Nations (Venkatraman et al. 2015).
-Freedom of speech under Malaysian Constitution

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Article 10 of the Malaysian Constitution outlines the freedom of its people for speech,
assembly and association. This article outlines and provides the rights to the Malay people
regarding their freedom to express them.
Discussion
-Article 10 (1) & (4) and its implications
The Article 10 of the Malaysian constitution outlines the Freedom of Speech; association an
assembly for is people. The article is divided into four clauses each of which defines a
specific aspect within freedom.
Article 10 , Clause 1, has three sections, Section a provides the citizens of Malaysia the right
towards free speech and expression, Section b, provides all the citizens the rights to have an
assembly in a peaceful manner without arms and Section c, provides rights to all the citizens
to form associations in public. This Article provides the essential rights as outlined under the
Human Rights commission to safeguard and uphold the rights of individual to express
themselves assemble and associate freely without being under political pressure. This right
ensures that the journalists are able to express their opinions as well as share their reports
freely without any execute interference and form press conferences and press meetings to
share their knowledge and information without any hindrance.
On the other hand, Article 10 (4) provides a restrictive clause to the freedom of speech,
assembly and association outlined in Article 10(1). The article imposes restrictions on the
interest of national security and federation security or any part of it. Under this section a law
can be passed by the Parliament that can prohibit any form of questioning on the matters of
status, rights, position, sovereignty, privilege and prerogative that has been protected or
established under the provision of Part III as well as Articles 152, 153 and 181. This implies