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Cambodia shuts down 330 print media outlets

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1381227/

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Abc123 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:39 pm Cambodia shuts down 330
When will they shut down 440?
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prahocalypse now wrote:
Abc123 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:39 pm Cambodia shuts down 330
When will they shut down 440?
Would anyone have even noticed if they did? :stir:
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General Mackevili wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:59 pm
prahocalypse now wrote:
Abc123 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:39 pm Cambodia shuts down 330
When will they shut down 440?
Would anyone have even noticed if they did? :stir:

I think we would. Everyone needs a dog to kick or a brick wall to talk to.
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General Mackevili wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:59 pm
prahocalypse now wrote:
Abc123 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:39 pm Cambodia shuts down 330
When will they shut down 440?
Would anyone have even noticed if they did? :stir:
They are shutting down "inactive" media, so who knows ? :tumbleweed:

As for closing inactive Khmer media, it is true that there are many so-called Khmer news outlets that don't publish anything, and there have been reports that certain "journalists" from phantom newspapers earn their money through extortion for not publishing illegal activities they come across, like illegal logging, so they are no great loss.

However, it's very possible that the authorities will also use this occasion to close down local newspapers or radio stations that don't adhere to the party line, so of course there's some reason for concern, but most alternative news these days is on social media anyway.
Nearly 300 local newspapers are facing closure next year due to inactivity in publishing, an official from the Ministry of Information’s general department of information and broadcasting has said.

After a workshop titled “Peace and Security in Cambodian Media” on Friday, department general director Phos Sovann told reporters the ministry would close newspapers that never actually publish.

“We will shut down news media that never publish,” he said. “We do not want to keep them open and on our lists because it is too much.”

When asked if the newspapers were fronts for journalists to extort money from criminals by threatening publication of their activities, Mr Sovann said he could not say for sure, but noted many have been licensed for a long time and never issued a single edition.
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