The proposed National Media Council must remain free from government interference and stay independent, regardless of any change of government, said panellists at the Hawana 2023 media forum today.

Speaking at the forum, titled ‘Survival of Traditional Media in the Digital Era’, Jakarta Post editor-in-chief Taufiqurrahman, Malaysian Advertisers Association senior adviser Mohammad Kadri Talib, REV Media chief operating officer Nicholas Sagau and Mindshare Group chief executive officer Sheila Shanmugam supported the formation of a media council in Malaysia.

Using the Indonesian press council as an example...