Media frenzy over Najib's pardon status leads to retractions, rebukes

A media frenzy to be at the forefront in reporting the Pardon Board's decision on Najib Abdul Razak's bid for freedom has led to multiple retractions and rebukes.

It started with an Utusan Malaysia report citing sources that Najib had been granted a pardon.

This led to the New Straits Times and Berita Harian also reporting on the pardon, citing the Utusan report.

Utusan, however, ended up...