Founding board of Malaysian Media Council finalised, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The founding board of the Malaysian Media Council has been finalised following its official gazettement yesterday.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil announced the development during the closing ceremony of the National Journalists' Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur today.
Fahmi said the board will comprise four representatives from each of the following categories: media companies, media associations, media practitioners, and independent media practitioners, along with a category for non-independent members.
Among those appointed to the board are National Union of Journalists Malaysia secretary-general Teh Athira Yusof and Astro Awani chief editor Ashwad Ismail.

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