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Popek Popek: Books vs Screens.. Do We Have to Choose?

Kirsten Han, editor-in-chief, New Naratif

13-Feb-20 17:00

Popek Popek: Books vs Screens.. Do We Have to Choose?

Prime Minister Tun Mahathir has called for a return to reading traditional mediums like newspapers and books as way to help achieve SPV 2030 and to combat the effects of fake news and misinformation online. We speak to an online media publisher to get her thoughts on this commonly held notion that reading books is better than anything you'll find online.

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Presented by: Kelvin Yee, Kam Raslan


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