‘MEDIA SHOULD BE FAIR ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES IN MALAYSIA’
Media Should Be Fair In Political Issues In Malaysia
‘MEDIA SHOULD BE FAIR ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES IN MALAYSIA’
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
FOUNDATION IN LAW (PI007)
FACULTY OF LAW
BEL342, ENGLISH TO ACADEMIC PURPOSES, SEMESTER 2, CLASS LWA02B
MADAM HASNAH BT CHE ANI
JANUARY 7, 2011
Introduction :
The media are essential in the modern world of democracy because it can inform the people and influence their decisions in private and public life. It may also seek to lay down an agenda for the nation to pursue. In political issues, mass media and electronic media should be equal and prudent in writing the articles throughout the country. The media should give the equal updates about the issues and not just concentrating about the government only. Most mainstream media in Malaysia is owned by the government, so the articles produced must be mostly support the government’s policies and discourage matters of the opposition. As the consequence, the mainstream media in Malaysia has been attributed to the political biasness of the opposition, has contribute to the feeling of racism in a peaceful country and has been the source of untrustworthy information regarding the political issues.
Outline :
A. One of the consequences of media being unfair is the revelation of the biasness of the opposition in political issues.
1. The Media just concentrating on the side of the government.
a Most of the printed press in Malaysia are on behalf of the government.
2. Malaysia Act regarding media publication and publishing should be tighten especially regarding political biasness issues a Neutral blogsites that supposed to be neutral to any political party has been stressed by government in favour of the ruling
‘MEDIA SHOULD BE FAIR ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES IN MALAYSIA’
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
FOUNDATION IN LAW (PI007)
FACULTY OF LAW
BEL342, ENGLISH TO ACADEMIC PURPOSES, SEMESTER 2, CLASS LWA02B
MADAM HASNAH BT CHE ANI
JANUARY 7, 2011
Introduction :
The media are essential in the modern world of democracy because it can inform the people and influence their decisions in private and public life. It may also seek to lay down an agenda for the nation to pursue. In political issues, mass media and electronic media should be equal and prudent in writing the articles throughout the country. The media should give the equal updates about the issues and not just concentrating about the government only. Most mainstream media in Malaysia is owned by the government, so the articles produced must be mostly support the government’s policies and discourage matters of the opposition. As the consequence, the mainstream media in Malaysia has been attributed to the political biasness of the opposition, has contribute to the feeling of racism in a peaceful country and has been the source of untrustworthy information regarding the political issues.
Outline :
A. One of the consequences of media being unfair is the revelation of the biasness of the opposition in political issues.
1. The Media just concentrating on the side of the government.
a Most of the printed press in Malaysia are on behalf of the government.
2. Malaysia Act regarding media publication and publishing should be tighten especially regarding political biasness issues a Neutral blogsites that supposed to be neutral to any political party has been stressed by government in favour of the ruling
References: Liew, C.C, (2010, May 17). Whiter The Malaysian Press. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/breakingnews/articles/whiter-the-malaysian-press-cc-liew/ By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani August 16, 2010 2.Worldwide Support for Principle of Media Freedom April 30, 2009 May 17, 2010 MAY 17 — Journalism is a difficult profession in Malaysia