Power Play in the Media and Ethics

... insightful journey in my professional life. It would change my view of how the world worked, for up till then everything seemed black and white for me. It would orientate me to the issues of humanity, human struggles and question the whole subject of ETHICS. The first meeting with the Chief Secretary then, Excellency Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, who had just taken office for some 6 months prior, would touch on media and their approach to public sector. He spoke with an exasperate tone of the need for public officials to understand the media. And the media to understand how the public sector works. Seems simple I thought!! And then the real work began. I was ...