Uniformed Personnel Need To Be Briefed on How To Handle Journalists

The Human Rights Commission or Suhakam has recently recommended that safety precautions on covering rallies be included in National Union of Journalists’ safety handbook, in light of Suhakam’s inquiry into human rights violations at the Bersih 3.0 rally. With civil society groups holding more public rallies in Malaysia, how prepared are local journalists in keeping themselves safe when covering such events? Masjaliza Hamzah, executive officer for Centre for Independent Journalism, talks about safety precautions for journalists, why uniformed personnel need to be more informed on how to handle media, as well as whether mistreatment of journalists in the country is tantamount to censorship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.