Malaysian Press Institute

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Malaysian Press Institute
Institut Akhbar Malaysia
AbbreviationMPI / IAM
Formation1966 (as South East Asia Press Centre); 1974 (as Institut Akhbar Malaysia); 2007 (as Malaysian Press Institute foundation)
TypeJournalism training institute
HeadquartersCyberjaya, Malaysia
Region served
Malaysia
Website mpi.my

The Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) is a foundation dedicated to journalism training, professional development, and media research in Malaysia. It was formally established as a foundation under the Companies Act on 13 April 2007, after previously operating as the Institut Akhbar Malaysia (IAM), a society registered under the Societies Act. [1]

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History

The origins of the Institute trace back to the South East Asia Press Centre (SEAPC), which was set up in 1966 to provide journalism training in Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asian region. [1] When international funders withdrew, SEAPC was reconstituted and officially registered in 1974 as the Institut Akhbar Malaysia (IAM), though its training operations had begun around 1968. [2]

IAM’s early focus was on short, practical courses for non-graduate journalists at a time when university-level journalism programmes were still emerging in Malaysia. [2]

In the 1980s, IAM launched the Hadiah Kewartawanan Malaysia (HKM), the national journalism awards, in 1980 and later issued the Canons of Journalism [3] on 20 May 1989. [4] [5]

On 13 April 2007, the organisation was reconstituted as a foundation under the Companies Act and adopted the name Malaysian Press Institute (MPI). [1] Since then, MPI has expanded its scope to include training programmes, corporate workshops, publications, and research, and the Institute launched its own e-Journal in 2025. [6] [7]

Offices

Over its five decades, the Institute has moved several times, with locations in Bangsar, Brickfields, Petaling Jaya, and Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. In 2009, it relocated to Jalan Bukit Ledang, and in 2018 it shifted to Radius Cyberjaya. [1]

Functions

MPI’s activities include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Us – Malaysian Press Institute". Malaysian Press Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Anuar, Mustafa K. (December 2005). "Journalism, national development and social justice in Malaysia". Asia Pacific Media Educator. 16: 63–70. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "MALAYSIA - Canons of Journalism". University of Columbia. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Etika Kewartawanan Malaysia". Malaysian Press Institute. 20 May 1989. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Sarmiti, N. & Adnan, H. (2021). "Kod Etika Kewartawanan Malaysia dan Kepentingannya kepada Profesionalisme Wartawan Akhbar Berbahasa Melayu di Malaysia". Jurnal Pengajian Media Malaysia. 23 (2): 53-71. doi:10.22452/jpmm.vol23no2.6 . Retrieved 21 September 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 "MPI Lancar e-Jurnal Kewartawanan Pada Malam Wartawan Malaysia 2025 Esok". Bernama. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "MPI e-Journal to be launched in conjunction with M'sian Journalism Night 2025". The Star. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Senarai Pemenang HKM MPI-PETRONAS 2023" (PDF). Malaysian Press Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Senarai penuh pemenang emas Hadiah Kewartawanan Malaysia MPI-Petronas 2022". Bernama. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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