Responding to BN-inspired racism and prejudice
By Malaysian Heart While reading the comments which came in response to the post “Fail, Mr Home Minister, fail!” here at Hartal MSM, I came across one that I believe exemplifies the kind of racist and prejudiced thinking that BN is trying to inculcate amongst Malaysians. I reproduce my response to it here, but first … Continue reading
Spinning the news for Permatang Pasir: how to read partisan blogs (and news) 2
By Malaysian Heart Spin is defined as interpreting an event in a particular way so as to manipulate public opinion for or against a certain organization or public figure. It is a form of propaganda, albeit a subtle one; while some propaganda uses outright lies, spin uses half truths and concealment. The techniques of spin … Continue reading
Words fail me
By Malaysian Heart DPM slams Pakatan for ‘smear tactics’ before Ramadan …deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muyhiddin Yassin today slammed the opposition for its campaign to “smear” Barisan Nasional, saying he was surprised they would do it with the Muslim fasting month just around the corner.
Media freedom – better under Najib or worse with Pakatan?
Rocky recently posted an article on his wildly popular blog theorising that the media would be in much worse shape if ever the Pakatan Rakyat came to power. As proof of this, he presents the evidence that some PR politicians are suing Utusan for millions and LGE has barred the NST from covering his PCs. … Continue reading
In Response to Rocky’s Bru: Journo to Journo: How Low Can You Go?
By Malaysian Heart
Now, may I pose this question, not to Kosmo!, but to all of us who are outraged by Kosmo’s article:
Do any of us believe that Kosmo has a monopoly on unethical journalism in Malaysia?
First let’s see what the principles of ethical journalism that we are bound to uphold are (adapted from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics):
Did Kosmo! defame Yasmin Ahmad?
By Hartal MSM
While Marina flays Kosmo! – “is there no decency among the editors and reporters there?” – and the NST-associated folks talk about “ethical journalistic conduct” and “acting with humanity”, we hope that they will condescend to re-seat themselves at their personal computers and tap out the next letters on behalf of the other bereaved Malaysian families irreparably hurt by irresponsible journalism.
Hartal MSM will be glad to furnish the name list in alphabetical order, starting with A. Kugan.
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Exit All-Blogs, Enter ‘Bloggers Against Bullies’
Posted by hartalmsm on October 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Sharifuddin A Latiff Rocky announced the setting up of a new bloggers group ‘Bloggers Against Bullies’ aka BfM (Bloggers for Malaysia) in the aftermath of Rais Yatim’s police report against Rocky and BigDog recently. The BfM protem committee consist of (respective blogsites – or lack thereof – in brackets): President. – Syed Akbar Ali … Continue reading →
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