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Friday, December 11, 2009

Rais: Don't blame all the media


Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim said, Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming should not blame the media in general but rather single out media that he charged was twisting his statement.

Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming

"He should prove the allegation by singling out which newspaper or TV station did so. Don't say all media as that's not fair to media not involved," he said.

"As long as the facts are true, the media can report, but if the facts are false, then the party aggrieved has the right to sue those misreporting," he said.

More often than not, media prefers more confrontational issues to less one. It's tendency to get overwrought about almost everything under the sun and politicians aim to get free ride from media.

It is a process by which the media determines what issues to cover and how big to publish. It seems that although politicians frequently communicate to media but media twisting their message especially those have different schools of thought and political interest.

Undeniably, mainstream media tends to pick up on these claims. They never take into consideration the moral professional obligation to the society but only severely targeted at damaging the image of the politicians and cause ugly words directed at them. It clearly shows about the unprofessional behavior of the media.

Basically, the free and credible media should engage itself in a fair and free reporting. The news reporting should be balanced with the demands of fair play without bias.

It has been reported frequently that the media’s role in spreading confusion regarding the political statement.

In an attempt to be balanced, unethical media often inadvertently tilts the scale too far to accommodate the correct political statement that looking to spread misinformation and confusion.

It is embarrassing that media is making the situation worse by trying to twist the statement to give a free ride to certain politicians.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

which media?