Some have even been broadcasting fake news, which constitutes a crime, Hun Sen noted. The prime minister made the statement to mark his 5th annual media correspondents’ meeting scheduled for January 14, which was cancelled this year due to Covid-19 concerns. “I strongly urge all journalists to just stick to the facts and do things the right way. You’re supposed to be professionals, so act like one. Don’t resort to insults or gossip and don’t go out of your way to offend people or go around making things up, either,” he wrote. Hun Sen said a small cadre of corrupt journalists had spent the whole past year extorting people and taking bribes, either in exchange for dropping scandalous stories or promoting profitable lies.