adminPUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) plans to implement a structured and high-impact learning programme this year to ensure local journalists remain of integrity and are prepared to face an increasingly complex and digital technology-driven media landscape.
Its president, Datuk Yong Soo Heong, said the initiative would be implemented through strategic collaboration with relevant agencies and institutions of higher learning, in line with efforts to strengthen the country’s media training ecosystem.
“MPI is committed to ensuring that Malaysian journalists continue to have integrity, are competitive and are prepared to face the changing media landscape that is increasingly complex and driven by digital technology,” he said in a statement after chairing the MPI Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in a hybrid format today.
Yong also encouraged media practitioners from corporate communications units to participate in the training programme organised by MPI this year.
The meeting was attended by 33 members including proxies representing their respective organizations.
Among the members physically present were the Chief Executive Officer of the National News Agency of Malaysia (Bernama) Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin, Editor of the News and Current Affairs Group of the Media Prima Berhad Television Network Azhari Muhidin, and Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese International Media (Malaysia) Group Datuk Kuik Cheng Kang.
According to the statement, the meeting also agreed to maintain the term of office of the President, Deputy President and Vice President of MPI for three years, in accordance with Clause 77(b) of the MPI Constitution.
— BERNAMA
