KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, has been invited to attend the gala dinner in conjunction with the National Journalists’ Day (HAWANA) 2024 celebration, which will be held at Pullman Hotel here on May 26.
In stating this, Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil, also said that Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg will also attend the event.
Furthermore, according to Fahmi, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to announce good news for local media practitioners during the last day of the HAWANA 2024 celebration on May 27.
“Our Prime Minister is expected to touch on several policies that have been formulated for the future of media practitioners.
“God willing, we have good news for our media friends and several plans that we hope to implement. We will announce this later as well,” he said.
He said this to the media after a courtesy visit to Wan Junaidi at the Astana Negeri Sarawak here on Friday.
When asked about the preparations for HAWANA, Fahmi said that everything is going smoothly, and he is very excited to meet with all local media practitioners as well as six international media organisations that have been invited to the event.
“For this third edition, several programmes involving students and local journalists will be added to provide them with a deeper understanding of the issues faced in the media and journalism industry.
“Generally, we will look at the challenges faced by media friends, similar to those in many other countries, such as fundamental issues like the economics of journalism, and now additionally, the issue of artificial intelligence (AI).
“Therefore, we will certainly look at the aspects of journalistic ethics, professionalism, and possibly the future of job courses.
“We hope that the platform provided by HAWANA will give us some insights into the future, and the input from this programme, I believe, will help the Ministry of Communications and the government formulate sustainable policies for the future of media,” he added.
