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Covering the elections fairly

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | March 4, 2013 6 Comments

It’s rare to see Malaysia’s traditional press give the federal opposition, Pakatan Rakyat, a fair hearing. Ding Jo-Ann imagines what it would be like if our media produced fair and honest coverage of the political parties and their candidates during the next general election.

Media vs LGBTs

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 18, 2010 29 Comments

HOW is our media measuring up to its role? If some newspapers’ treatment of what constitutes news is anything to go by, it is clear that some among the Malaysian media are not only unprofessional. They are also causing harm to vulnerable groups. Without a doubt, there is evidence that some media are targeting the […]

Najib’s call to the media

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 25, 2010 5 Comments

Is Najib serious? (pic courtesy of theSun) “BUT to shape society’s knowledge, so that we are more intellectual, critical, and can think objectively, this is also the role of the press. You can’t report only stories that are sensational, hot or about conflicts only.” These were Umno president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak‘s […]

Reporting on Sibu

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | May 18, 2010 35 Comments

Investigating frontpage stories after the Sibu by-election… (© clarita | morguefile.com) (Corrected at 5.55pm, 18 May 2010) THE day after Sibu fell to the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in a closely-watched and fought by-election, what kind of frontpage stories greeted Malaysians in the press? With some newspapers relegating the news of the week to a second […]

Spinning Isa’s victory

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | October 14, 2009 Leave a Comment

Politician speak “The results show that the people have the full confidence in our two leaders. It is also a sign that voters, especially the Chinese and Indian [Malaysians], have now returned to support [the Barisan Nasional (BN)].” “My win is due to a combination of factors. People are now back with BN. They are […]

Johan Jaafar headed for Media Prima, NSTP

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | February 24, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb 2009: A former powerful newspaper editor will be appointed soon to key posts at Media Prima Bhd and The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP) in a move that is linked to next month’s leadership change in Umno. Sources said Datuk Johan Jaafar, who was editor-in-chief of Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia […]

Harga agama

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | January 23, 2009 3 Comments

(© Elvis Santana / sxc.hu) SEBELUM membeli surat khabar, kita biasanya melihat-lihat sekali imbas tajuk-tajuk utama yang tertera di muka hadapannya. Dan pilihan kita biasanya akan lebih menjurus kepada akhbar-akhbar yang melaporkan berita-berita utama yang sedang hangat dihebahkan dan diperkatakan pada ketika itu. Tidak kiralah sama ada berita itu berkisar tentang hal-hal di dalam mahupun […]

Teresa sues Khir Toyo, Utusan for RM30 mil

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 23, 2008 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim has filed a suit for RM30 million against Datuk Seri Mohamad Khir Toyo and Utusan Melayu Sdn Bhd over the issue of the ‘azan’ (call for prayer) at the Kinrara mosque recently. The writ of summons was filed at the Civil High […]

PAS MP Mahfuz Omar wins suit against Utusan

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 23, 2008 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: PAS Member of Parliament (MP) for Pokok Sena Mahfuz Omar won his defamation suit against Untusan Melayu Berhad and was granted RM120,000 by the High Court here today as damages for libellous words published against him. Judicial Commissioner Mohd Yazid Mustafa, in his decision, held that the words published in […]

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