Abstract
Press freedom in Malaysia is bound under several regulations and restrictions ever since Malaysia granted independence in 1957. Due to this, a few media and press laws were also inadvertently inherited from the draconian colonial law or introduced in controlling any extremist actions during emergency periods and also used in silencing any political rivals. Based on the report compiled by Reporters without Borders (RSF), Malaysia jumped 22 places to 101st of the World Press Freedom Index in 2020, better than all of our South East Asian neighbouring countries. The success of Malaysia freedom movement triggered by the reformation of a few media institutions, laws and practices throughout the year. The enhancement of Malaysia press freedom assisted in the development of the country and led the nation in becoming more progressive and transparent alongside other developing nations worldwide. In this research, few case studies were conducted at one of a privately-owned media organization headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is aimed to analyse the ethical issues about business ethics involving informal interviewing methods performed towards internal staff. The case recorded will then be categorized into four different setups. Each case from each category analysed will discuss, in detail, the business ethic concept and ethical principles. In this study, the discussion aims to strengthen moral values and business ethics that has implemented in the media industry sector in Malaysia.
Highlights
Today, the reasoning behind actions and principles are blurred between what is right and wrong, and between what is needed and desired
Business ethics and press freedom are best implied by comparing cases against the model of ethical and moral business practice
The business practices bind with varying degrees of ethical consideration and regulations
Summary
The reasoning behind actions and principles are blurred between what is right and wrong, and between what is needed and desired. Calabrese (2007) mentioned in his research that the current media business has transitioned from the information field to an unethical scandal field. This situation happens as a result of zero implementation of ethical code in which irrelevant information are shared to the public. From the business practical view, Prvulović (2006) mentioned that business ethics is moral standard behavior for business environment, social culture, business relationship, and decision-making in all aspects of operation. Hitt and Collins (2007) emphasized the importance of business boundaries especially in relations and communication because business ethics can be a borderline for any personal and moral practices that any businesses are currently involved in. Hitt et al (2007) mentioned that business boundaries will help to remove negative attitudes in the organization environment and preventing unnecessary costs and damage to the organization
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