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| Source: asiapacific.anu.edu.au |
The media of
Malaysia is divided into four types – television, radio, newspapers as well as
bloggers. It is a known fact in the country that the government controls the
mainstream media, therefore all content that is reported in favour of the
government will be given priority to news reporting.
However, when it
comes to politics, news relating to the opposition party will be censored out.
Or there would be news of pro-government politicians who give their own critics
on the opposition parties. This has become a pressing issue in the state of
press freedom in Malaysia.
The action the
government has taken in order to control and censor out news has been regarded
as almost an act of dictatorship.
Since the
mainstream media is under extremely strict control of the government, the
growth of the Internet has given birth to an alternative media scene for the citizens
to consume news. People are starting to look towards independent news websites
such as Malaysiakini.com and the Malaysian Insider.
These two
websites have been known to report on news based on controversial but truthful
angles. They are able to do this due to the pledge made by the government to
not censor news on the Internet despite their strong grasp on most mass media
platforms. (The Malaysian Insider, 2011)
This strict
regulation of freedom of the press has been largely condemned because this only
shows that the government wants the people to know what they think they should
know, and not what the people need to know.
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| Source: dinmerican.wordpress.com |
References:
The Malaysian
Insider, 2011. PM vows no Internet censorship despite FB, Twitter influence. The Malaysian Insider. [online] 12 Feb
2011. Available at: <http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pm-vows-no-internet-censorship-despite-fb-twitter-influence/>
[Accessed on 29 November 2013]
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