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Defamation In The Media System

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Media system is existed free and no constraints in the world. The number of social networking sites is increasing day by day. It does not have an accuracy of balance between the right of individuals to freedom of speech and to protect their reputation. There are many nations are playing the role of the watchdog by laws and frame the regulations to control and manipulate the function of the media. A risk that must be alert to those who works in media industries to take special care during the process of publishing or broadcasting. Defamation defined as the publication of an untrue statement of fact which tends to lower the reputation of a person in the eyes of right-thinking members of society generally or tends to make them shun …show more content…

It includes written statements which known as libel and spoken statement which is known as slander. (FindLaw, n.d) The law of defamation is the essential area of law for every journalist to understand it. In addition, journalists that being sued successfully for defamation may be costly. Remedies in those defamation cases will be the damages which are monetary compensation and injunction that follow the court order. (LawTeacher, n.d) It can say that the laws of defamation are a regulator and watchdog of the media. The media face a threat of libel, they have to be extra careful when publishing to avoid involving in a defamation case. Journalists should not be nervous that they do not publish news that can upset audience because of being sued. There are several of effects that the laws of defamation can bring to the …show more content…

Freedom of speech and press should achieve the ideal goal from the government and the intervention from the strength groups. In Malaysia Constitution which is Federal Constitution was listed down the freedom of speech but there are others limit that we need to follow including Sedition Act of 1948, the Internal Security Act of 1960, Printing Presses and Publication Act of 1984 and more. Defamation laws affect the work of journalists in Malaysia apparently. The defamation laws just play a role to suppress the freedom of speech, ruling party are holding the ownership and the right to control it. (TengSS, 2010) Once the government has the right to control the media, the freedom of speech and expression is lost and the beginning of dictatorship. In the case of journalist R.Nadeswaran and Datuk Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, R.Nadeswaran has been ordered to pay over RM500, 000 in damages to Datuk Mohamad Salim Fateh Din over defamatory statement. (TheStar, 2012) Nadeswaran said that he intended to use all his legal options, including an appeal against damages. (TheStar, 2012) Nadeswaran was being sued because he had posted a tweet which has the elements to defame Datuk Mohamad Salim Fateh Din. (TheStar, 2012) As we always say that social networking sites are free for everyone to express their feelings and emotions but some of the people must be changed their minds.

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