Press Freedom Talk

From club president Mr. Mokhtar Hussain:

This is an invitation to National Press Club for a "Talk on Media Freedom" by Senator Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

The National Press Club takes pleasure in inviting you to attend a dialogue session with the Honourable Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim on June 1 (Sunday) at 10.15am at the Clubhouse at 84, Jalan Tangsi, Kuala Lumpur.

The "Talk on Media Freedom" is hosted by the National Press Club (NPC) and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), the biggest body representing mainstream media journalists in Malaysia. This is jointly organised by media activists, including Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI), National Alliance of Bloggers (All-Blogs) and BENAR, a cyber group for "free and fair media".

The programme for the day is as follows:
10.15 - Arrival of the Honorable Minister
10.25 - Welcoming speech by the organisers, NPC and NUJ
10.30 - Keynote speech by the Honourable Minister
11.00-12.00am - Dialogue session
12.00pm - Press conference

On behalf of the organising committee, I look forward to seeing you all at the event this weekend to lend support for the media fraternity.

Regards and thank you.

Mokhtar Hussain
The President
National Press Club Malaysia