Media and the libel law: The Malaysian experience

• Main Authors: Masum, Ahmad, Md Desa, Md Rejab
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/1/1-s2.0-S1877.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.252

The media have assumed and reinforced their important role as a legitimate reflection of public interest and opinion.However, the media are peculiarly vulnerable to error of confusing the public interest with their own interest.As a matter of fact, people have increasingly begun to seek the refuge a...