RTM: Relevant To Malaysians?

Zaharom Nain, Professor of Communication & Multimedia, University of Nottingham Malaysia | Zahrin Aris, CEO and Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Film Producers Association (PFM)

09-Dec-22 18:00

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Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has said that changing the direction, mindset and goals of RTM will be one of his biggest challenges. So first, we discuss the kind of reforms that would be helpful, and what is keeping them from happening. And then, what would updated, relevant content for a public broadcaster look like?

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Produced by: Evening Edition

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan

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Categories: government, film, culture

Tags: public television, state media, public state broadcaster, rtm, broadcasting, fahmi fadzil, media,

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