Amid an existential crisis in the media industry, more and more newsrooms are foregoing investigative reporting, which can involve a lot of resources without the certainty of a payoff.
But Sonia Randhawa, Co-Director of the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) argues that there should be continued funding for media investigations that hold power to account.
Catch Sonia’s interview with BFM89.9 here: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/morning-run/pressing-matters/pm-investigative-journalism-holding-the-powerful-to-account
Source: BFM89.9
The Centre for Independent Journalism is a non-profit organisation promoting media independence and freedom of expression in Malaysia.