Censorship and the Law: Balancing Public Interest and Free Speech

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Censorship and the Law: Balancing Public Interest and Free Speech

A free media is a bedrock of democracy as espoused by the Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib since without a free media reporting uncomfortable truths about the government how could the populace participate in governance. However, absolute freedom has no place in any country since absolute fre...

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Main Author:	Shuaib, Farid Sufian
Format:	Proceeding Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	H61.8 Communication of information H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28048/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28048/2/Program_Schedule_C-MAS2012_2nd.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/28048/1/Censorship_and_the_Law.pptx

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