So what if a rich tycoon wants to be a media owner?
Media ownership is a funny thing. Anyone who has the money and the resources to do so can own a media outlet. Is this illegal? Of course not.
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Zahid Hamidi followed me on Twitter!
I received a notification on my phone. Someone had just followed me on Twitter. I looked at my phone and it was Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the deputy prime minister of Malaysia.
Smokescreens that hide the real issues
Real issues are pushed aside when sensational stories appear because they require a bit more effort to understand.
How do we handle media censorship?
It’s a damn if you do and damn if you don’t situation.
On BFM’s A Bit Of Culture talking about fake news, Disney movies and art censorship
What do you think about Beauty and the Beast, fake news and art censorship?
Why should Malaysia’s politicians be emulating Trump?
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi advised members of Umno to learn how U.S. President Donald Trump manages public perception.
Are Malaysians too gullible for fake news?
Without questioning the veracity of certain claims and announcements, it seems that anything resembling a news story — shared on social media and messaging apps — is swallowed wholesale.
Come up with solutions and they will stop rallying
Journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker, lecturer and, apparently now social activist, Zan Azlee, uses logic and rationale to appeal to logical and rationale people who already support his ideas.
A polarised media creates a polarised society
We can’t run away from the fact that media ownership along with political and economical factors will affect objectivity.
The Malaysian media’s approach towards the 1MDB controversy
Between 20th and 21st July, I observed and monitored as many local news organisations as I could to see how they covered the 1MDB controversy.
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