Media and Promotion of Nation Agenda

Journey of news, info, knowledge long

  1. News
  1. Information
  1. Knowledge

History of Media and communication in Malaysia

  1. English newspaper Original NST Singapore in 1845 as Strait Time and Journal of Commerce
  1. Malay 1920 based on Singapore called in Jawi script - Jawi Peranakan

Community of married Malay woman and India muslim

They considered they themselve Jawi Peranakan

  1. Utusan Melayu established in Singapore 1907

1939 move to Kuala Lumpur

  1. Berita Harian 1 Jul 1957

History of Malaysian Media

Didnt go to the process of revolution

Tool of peace

Involved in more peaceful struggle to fulfil independence

In 19 as role of media as Agent of development of journalism

National Agenda set up as post colonial country most successful and set as example. gain independence peacefully and develop rapidly

When politician greedy and want to control media, they want to have more

TUn Razak decided no malaysian media should be own by foreigner .

Foreign own media had to close down or become malaysian

Publisher NWT and Berita Harian, singapore owner decided to sell malaysian business to a Malaysian Party (UMNO)

UMNO decided to take over to Strait Time, Berita Harian, Malay Mail

UMNO 1961 already own Utusan Melayu

Second Generation of Media

MCA to own the Star

Today is the biggest paper

Utusan closed down

The challenges of achieving national agenda

The media is the reflection of the country

Communication is difficult

in The UK and USA, easy to be published, in Malaysia different

Need to create multi language

effectiveness is limited by language, need to publish in different language

We have proven to be well communicated and well connected

Good infrastructure, smart phone

caught to promoting national disunity

neglect the promotion of unity

government allowed the policy to be subverted (ditarik balik)

pose huge problem in national integration

Sabah and sarawak not as closed to federal government maybe as a result of giving more autonomy to them

-ve outcome - Sabah and Sarawak rich in oil and gas much revenue depend on these resources

demand from sabah and sarawak, we have disstabilised - area of authority

Modern military should not be separated

doesn not confined ???

Comprehensive Communication

currently Where do you get the news and information in digital news

86% people received news from online media

78% got from social media

45% watch TV

suggest that Malaysia in well informed people

When go online, berita harian120 the star 180 complete packages

We go online by specific

question. Aljazera, CNN on line news has been successful

Today people less informed

developed country: The west country watching TV

New Trend

Not using wide selection of media for our benefit