tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post4367723104922970588..comments2024-03-14T19:25:05.015+08:00Comments on SAKMONGKOL AK47: The rise of citizen journalism and public angerAriff Sabrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134536173557859031noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-6940686689790083102011-01-20T15:15:17.052+08:002011-01-20T15:15:17.052+08:00Internet is blamed as the culprit of declining Utu...Internet is blamed as the culprit of declining Utusan circulations?<br /><br />Come on, The Star sales are still currently all-time high.<br /><br />The real culprit for Utusan poor sales are due to the extreme racism elements. Nothing else.<br /><br />It's obvious that Chinese won't buy Utusan and don't forget educated Malay.<br /><br />JimbetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-65814524323163676732011-01-18T21:48:55.035+08:002011-01-18T21:48:55.035+08:00the sundalists has come to roost in the msm , poli...the sundalists has come to roost in the msm , politik apparatus and whereever politicians dare to tread..<br /><br />we have penulis sundal , who is a pro<br />in promoting a politik apparitchik and belittle another politik personality of the opposition.<br /><br /><br />Now we have a new phenom - sundalist to 'shame ' opposition leaders - a <br />new innovation from malaysian politikosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-68795071909796593472011-01-17T19:34:49.923+08:002011-01-17T19:34:49.923+08:00sam@yahoo.com When sons and daughters have vision...sam@yahoo.com When sons and daughters have visions, dictators and govts. will fall. A NEW world will begin. That's what's happening in Tunisia.samhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Pray-It-works/107859732584179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-2189600621281712372011-01-17T17:59:55.924+08:002011-01-17T17:59:55.924+08:00People wonder why papers like Harian Metro see inc...People wonder why papers like Harian Metro see increases in their circulations. It's easy. If I'm going to spend my money on fictions I might as well spend it on the interesting ones.didinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-73331622857450917982011-01-17T17:53:07.953+08:002011-01-17T17:53:07.953+08:00Utusan is a thrash of a newspaper and they deserve...Utusan is a thrash of a newspaper and they deserve the low circulations. Don't blame the rise of the internet what so ever because they only have themselves to blame for their failure. Why would anyone want to buy a paper with no quality in writing and no journalistic integrity? It's sad when so-called journalists can't even write in proper Malay with proper grammar. I haven't didinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-30771776989627194302011-01-17T17:28:02.810+08:002011-01-17T17:28:02.810+08:00Anon 12.08
You are right. There shouldn't be ...Anon 12.08<br /><br />You are right. There shouldn't be an o there. <br />Did not check my copy. No editor to do it.Quiet Despairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-12226468074162733712011-01-17T15:43:53.043+08:002011-01-17T15:43:53.043+08:00Dear Dato'Sak, i have a question for u.EC has ...Dear Dato'Sak, i have a question for u.EC has come up with new idea - proxy voting.Could you tell me which other country practices that, if at all.Tks.rancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-82804907727936203912011-01-17T14:32:48.023+08:002011-01-17T14:32:48.023+08:00Dato'
Tunisia now may be the Malaysia in 202...Dato' <br /><br />Tunisia now may be the Malaysia in 2020 if corruption and abuse of power are not reigned in.<br /><br />Mohamed Bouazizi's death was not in vain but had given hope for those struggling Tunisians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-72677995940373790032011-01-17T12:37:47.004+08:002011-01-17T12:37:47.004+08:00"What about the Chinese vernacular newspaper ..."What about the Chinese vernacular newspaper which are the mother of the rascist news.Are they being excluded from this issue." Anon 20.39.<br /><br />I keep reading comments here and there about these "racist" vernacular MSM which Dr.Mahathir frequently talks about not to mention many UMNO politicians. I don't read Chinese or Tamil newspapers so I don't know if it'Donplaypuks®https://www.blogger.com/profile/14885751307558636916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-62134534438841385022011-01-17T12:08:32.950+08:002011-01-17T12:08:32.950+08:00Quiet Despair,
Some may not be able to pronouce c...Quiet Despair,<br /><br />Some may not be able to pronouce correctly but you are also not able to spell pronunciations correctly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-35202155338214507222011-01-17T10:30:45.871+08:002011-01-17T10:30:45.871+08:00Hey guys. Many of you are talking about Ummi Hafil...Hey guys. Many of you are talking about Ummi Hafilda.<br />Please check out her blog Srikandi 7. There are at least 175 comments on her latest posting.<br />There's even a posting of her with Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia and the Iran's Ayatollah.<br />Not bad yah, for a woman dubbed nyamuk by Mr Aljay.<br />OOh now she's covered.<br />I guess she is older than me.<br />If not I will Quiet Despairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-27617809295167822292011-01-17T09:22:58.321+08:002011-01-17T09:22:58.321+08:00There r many claims that the Chinese vernacular pa...There r many claims that the Chinese vernacular papers r racist.<br /><br />Prove it with examples like what Utusan's did.<br /><br />Otherwise, show yrself in the mirror that u r just one of many within the herd that just follow without thinking.<br /><br />Come to that how many of y read Mandarin/Tamil, lest speaking them? Whereas, there r many 'pendatangs' read/write B M'sia Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-22394547385457666622011-01-17T08:54:56.661+08:002011-01-17T08:54:56.661+08:00Dato',
Why would I spend my hard earned money...Dato',<br /><br />Why would I spend my hard earned money to pay for a lying, biased, dishonest, racist and government propaganda newspapers like Utusan, NST and Star and insult my own intelligence in the process. If I want papers to line my dog house and chicken shed, I would use clean and non toxic/venomous paper. Surely it is inhumane to subject my dogs and chickens to walk on the abobve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-54924055022847801882011-01-17T06:30:22.932+08:002011-01-17T06:30:22.932+08:00Dear Dato,
Now see what the Malays think about thi...Dear Dato,<br />Now see what the Malays think about this:<br /><br />Wikileaks: About Mahathirs millions of $$$ stashed in an Israeli Bank in Singapore - 14-01-2011, 01:22 AM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />In any other country, the press would have a field day with this one. <br />But not in Singapoore. <br />Ho hum..so much for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-76506407007790028862011-01-17T04:53:29.502+08:002011-01-17T04:53:29.502+08:00Anon 23:29,
I think your another example of why t...Anon 23:29,<br /><br />I think your another example of why the racism of the Chinese makes it necessary for there to be an UMNO, and I myself am a non Malay.<br /><br />As much I disagree with 99% of what Quiet Despair says, he has a point on the racism of non Malays towards Malays. Your a prime example of that.<br /><br />Btw,Dato is a trained economist and I really do not know what kind of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-18199270876334347052011-01-16T23:46:19.819+08:002011-01-16T23:46:19.819+08:00Anonymous,
You accuse Áwang'Selamat of being ...Anonymous,<br /><br />You accuse Áwang'Selamat of being racist yet at the same time you speculate that he could be an Indian Muslim. Aren't you just as guilty? Talk of double standards! We Indian Muslim dont want anything to do with these Awang Selamats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-21381328395689516992011-01-16T23:29:39.848+08:002011-01-16T23:29:39.848+08:00Dato
Goodness, you still think mainstream media i...Dato<br /><br />Goodness, you still think mainstream media in Malaysia can be salvaged? Your own political party dictates what these papers write, which everyone knows are mostly fiction (Utusan Malaysia cooks up its own stories, i.e. make an issue out of nothing but the editor's imagination, don't you agree). <br /><br />What are you going to do about this? Attend the annual conference, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-42388172309433971372011-01-16T23:22:56.619+08:002011-01-16T23:22:56.619+08:00I have Internet and paid for it.
So why buy news...I have Internet and paid for it. <br /><br />So why buy newspapers that insults your intelligence from page one to the last?<br /><br />Stupid dont you think so?<br /><br />Yes, Utusan lost readership through gutter journalism. People read for info not insults to their intellegence. Its torture. <br /><br />While there are many causes for the fall in readerships among most newspapers around the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-40134762505814259752011-01-16T22:59:25.634+08:002011-01-16T22:59:25.634+08:00Sir,
NST is a paper full of half-truths is not ou...Sir,<br /><br />NST is a paper full of half-truths is not outright lies when it comes to the political scene in Malaysia.<br /><br />I only buy NST for some sports and foreign news when I am truly bored waiting for somebody at the wet market.<br /><br />The STAR is not much different. I used to read Utusan Melayu (Jawi) and the quality of reporting was a lot better compared to present-day Utusan Suci Dalam Debuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962071412959480814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-31108153859350258882011-01-16T22:41:46.136+08:002011-01-16T22:41:46.136+08:00I am those rare breed who believes in MSM and read...I am those rare breed who believes in MSM and read it from cover to cover. NST and Star that is.<br />Cant help it due to my upbringing.<br />Malay papers like BH and Utusan, I read online. It's too expensive and I dont go for gossips and entertainment news.(I wonder how our rural folks can afford to buy it.) Even thrash like Kosmo and Harian Metro too are more expensive than the English Quiet Despairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-17299990546227134002011-01-16T22:41:36.737+08:002011-01-16T22:41:36.737+08:00Salam,
Datuk, besides the Internet, the kampung p...Salam,<br /><br />Datuk, besides the Internet, the kampung people nowadays have Sinar Harian, a community based newspaper to keep them informed. This 'new' paper claim to be transparent and balanced in their reporting even though their reporting is quite amateurish.<br /><br />Mengkasar dudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-12197715777075957372011-01-16T20:53:26.527+08:002011-01-16T20:53:26.527+08:00NST and Utusan is nothing more than the political ...NST and Utusan is nothing more than the political mouthpiece of UMNO. It doesn't report news. It reports UMNO's press releases.<br /><br />This is why their circulation is down. Why would any educated reader bother to pay money just to read press releases and opinion pieces from political parties?<br /><br />Its the same with other political papers like Rocket, Harakah and Suara Keadilan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-68185484895782376832011-01-16T20:39:18.816+08:002011-01-16T20:39:18.816+08:00What about the Chinese vernacular newspaper which ...What about the Chinese vernacular newspaper which are the mother of the rascist news.Are they being excluded from this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-77700758037058559892011-01-16T20:21:23.354+08:002011-01-16T20:21:23.354+08:00Dato
Don't worry about UMNO not able to stay ...Dato<br /><br />Don't worry about UMNO not able to stay in power anymore. They'll definitely get it for sure this next generatal election. Have you heard about EC suggesting proxy for next election? Thank Allah we've brilliant people in EC understand how to keep UMNO in power. Thank you God!<br /><br />http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-35649456780628649502011-01-16T17:48:08.567+08:002011-01-16T17:48:08.567+08:00There are many reasons why print-media inclined MS...There are many reasons why print-media inclined MSM are facing a decline.<br /><br />One good reason is that the youth of today prefer straight-to-the-point short, sharp sentenced pieces in on-line news portals to old fashioned paper (not cool!). This is also linked to the poor standard of English in M'sia.<br /><br />Secondly, many prefer independent and variety of opinions to those churned Donplaypuks®https://www.blogger.com/profile/14885751307558636916noreply@blogger.com