Anil Netto looks at something that has not been discussed much: the mainstream media’s role in legitimising the Perak power grab in the state executive as well as the legislature.
Jul 022009
Jan 292009
For Obama’s inauguration demonstrates in no uncertain terms is that success can be achieved via the mainstream and that to remain isolated in a parochial enclave of minority communitarian politics seldom gets you anywhere, points out Farish Noor.
Apr 222008
How did the BN suffer such a huge setback when it controlled the mainstream media? Clearly, it seriously underestimated the reach that the internet made possible, says Wong Kok Keong.
Mar 132008
The presence of five bloggers on
opposition benches in Malaysia’s newly elected parliament must be
galling for the Barisan Nasional, which was
returned to power in Saturday’s general elections minus its
long-held two-thirds majority.
Feb 162008
Three civil society groups have launched a citizens’ intiative to monitor the media coverage of the general election camapaign and to straighten out any spin and distortions they find. They will be assisted by independent volunteers. Their observations will be posted on a blog maintained by the media monitors. You can also make use of the blog’s RSS feed to incorporate the news into your blogs, websites and aggregate news readers.
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Nov 232007
The Star (22 November 2007) curiously carried a piece (“Media needs to be effective”) written by one of its columnists, M. Veera Pandiyan, who lamented the apparent dilemma faced by Malaysian journalists working in the mainstream media. These, he warned, were "indeed trying days for Malaysian journalists" – in reference to the “dogged criticisms” that were hurled against the mainstream media due to their questionable and often distorted reporting.
Nov 162007
Zaharom Nain explores the world of blogging in Malaysia. Bloggers are providing a real alternative to the mainstream media and countering the distortions and unravelling the propaganda. No wonder the authorities are sitting up and taking notice.
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Aug 092007
Here we go again–the issue of government-media partnership being discussed at the yearly Langkawi International Dialogue (LID), where journalists were quizzed by governmental leaders from Africa and Malaysia. A Bernama report that was published in NST and The Star (6 Aug 2007) mentioned how Rehman Rashid of the NST and Michael Aeria of The Star (among other journalists from outside Malaysia) got a taste of their own medicine when they were asked some “tough” questions by political leaders.
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