Gov't restrictions among challenges to Covid-19 reporting, says journo federation

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CORONAVIRUS | Three in four journalists in 77 countries have faced official restrictions, obstruction or intimidation in the course of reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) of over 1,300 media personnel. In Malaysia, a part of the restrictions was enforced by the Prime Minister's Office for coverage of Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's daily Covid-19 press conferences (above) after the National Security Council meetings. This limitation to "Official Media Only" - national broadcaster RTM and national news agency Bernama - is in contrast to coverage for Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah's daily Covid-19 press conference at the Health Ministry in Putrajaya. The latter was open to all media but with preventive guidelines in place, including to enforce social distancing, h…