Journalists’ role is to ask tough questions, says think tank - Printable Version +- Ipoh Community Forums (https://forums.ipoh.com.my) +-- Forum: News and Current Affairs (https://forums.ipoh.com.my/forum-11.html) +--- Forum: Local News (https://forums.ipoh.com.my/forum-12.html) +---- Forum: Politics (https://forums.ipoh.com.my/forum-50.html) +---- Thread: Journalists’ role is to ask tough questions, says think tank (/thread-3888.html)

Journalists’ role is to ask tough questions, says think tank - superadmin - 11-15-2021 PETALING JAYA: The most important role of journalists is to ask tough and relevant questions and it is the duty of politicians to answer as honestly and clearly as possible, according to a think tank. Emir Research CEO and president Rais Hussin said journalists play a role and function in holding politicians to account and complement the check-and-balance dynamics in the political system. “This is why for politicians to be abrasive and disrespectful towards journalists is most uncalled for. In a multi-party democracy, politicians from all sides of the divide depend on journalists to highlight issues and cases on their behalf. “They must, therefore, adapt to a culture and norm in which difficult and challenging questions posed by journalists are to be expected and, indeed, to be welcomed. - More -