Media, media … what telah happened …
One media, quoting an unnamed source reported on Dec 28 that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakub is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet and appoint a deputy in the coming week.
Another media said there has been recent speculation that the prime minister would be appointing a deputy prime minister and dropping three ministers from the Cabinet.
But what an anti-climax this was when the premier squashed this rumour on Jan 4 when he said his main focus is to solve flood woes and curb the spread of Covid-19.
"I have said it before, my focus is now on the floods, so I don't want to talk about whether or not there will be a cabinet reshuffle. I didn't announce any, so there's none!" added Ismail, who was sworn in as prime minister in August.
This is what happened when the “scoop” culture – the first to break the news – of the media/journalism is not managed judiciously.
And no unnamed sources please, unless the media is sure of its fact!
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