We continue our discussion on press freedom. Last week Philip See spoke to Watshlah Naidu on Malaysia’s drop in press freedom ranking and on today’s show we take a more global view and get the perspective from Reporters without borders RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau Director Cédric Alviani to really understand how press freedom has been faring all around the world.

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We continue our discussion on press freedom. Last week Philip See spoke to Watshlah Naidu on Malaysia’s drop in press freedom ranking and on today’s show we take a more global view and get the perspective from Reporters without borders RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau Director Cédric Alviani to really understand how press freedom has been faring all around the world. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

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Pressing Matters

We go behind the headlines and explore issues driving the press with journalists and media practitioners themselves - as well as the forces that shape the broader industry. Whether it's traditional, new or social media, we cover the gamut of stories and perspectives from the Fourth Estate.

Governments Are Failing Journalists 

In this week's Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to Louw Nel, Senior Political Analyst, Oxford Economics Africa about the recently concluded elections in South Africa where the incumbent African National Congress or ANC suffered deep losses forcing it into a power sharing agreement with the opposition DA Democratic Alliance. Louw helps us unpack what this unprecedented coalition will mean for South Africa and whether the spells the end of the ANC once considered invincible in South African politics.



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In this week's Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to Louw Nel, Senior Political Analyst, Oxford Economics Africa about the recently concluded elections in South Africa where the incumbent African National Congress or ANC suffered deep losses forcing it into a power sharing agreement with the opposition DA Democratic Alliance. Louw helps us unpack what this unprecedented coalition will mean for South Africa and whether the spells the end of the ANC once considered invincible in South African politics.Image Credit: freepik.com

South Africa's New Ruling Coalition

On today's Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to Dr Rahul Mishra from University of Malaya to unpack the recent Indian general elections. Many had expected Narendra Modi and his BJP / NDA alliance to win convincingly in the polls. He in the end didn't, with the NDA alliance falling far short of their hope to secure 400+ seats and instead just got under 300. Rahul helps us unpack when it clear throughout the counting process that the tide seemed to turn away from the incumbents and how different will Modi 3.0 be different vs Modi 2.0 and Mod 1.0?



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On today's Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to Dr Rahul Mishra from University of Malaya to unpack the recent Indian general elections.&nbsp;Many had expected Narendra Modi and his BJP / NDA alliance to win convincingly in the polls. He in the end didn't, with the NDA alliance falling far short of their hope to secure 400+ seats and instead just got under 300. Rahul helps us unpack when it clear throughout the counting process that the tide seemed to turn away from the incumbents and how different will Modi 3.0 be different vs Modi 2.0 and Mod 1.0?Image Credit: freepik.com

Will Modi 3.0 Be Very different? 

On today's Pressing Matters, Philip speaks to Dr. Olsi Jazexhi from the Department of History at the International Islamic University Malaysia, discussing the potential ripple effects, both regionally and globally, following the recent demise of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Additionally, Dr. Olsi weighs in on whether this event might signal a forthcoming shift in the power structure away from conservative factions in the upcoming elections to replace Ebrahim Raisi.

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On today's Pressing Matters, Philip speaks to Dr. Olsi Jazexhi from the Department of History at the International Islamic University Malaysia, discussing the potential ripple effects, both regionally and globally, following the recent demise of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Additionally, Dr. Olsi weighs in on whether this event might signal a forthcoming shift in the power structure away from conservative factions in the upcoming elections to replace Ebrahim Raisi. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

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