IPOH: The print media nonetheless performs an enormous function in delivering information, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister mentioned among the many challenges confronted by print media was the expansion of social media.
“Whereas I do examine for updates on social media, I nonetheless learn the newspaper day-after-day.
“Studying the newspaper is a obligatory behavior of mine and I imagine that the function performed by newspapers is extra related than social media,” he mentioned throughout the 2023 Nationwide Journalists’ Day (Hawana) summit at Casuarina Conference Centre right here right now (Could 28).
Anwar added that to stay necessary, newspapers should stick with their true worth.
“I just lately learn the outcomes of analysis performed in america the place it’s confirmed that (with the rise in social media) the picture that their print media would finally decline is unsuitable.
“Subsequently, if the media retains its integrity, freedom, and high quality, they’ll actually proceed to be related,” he mentioned.