GASAK formed, nationwide media-boycot campaign is on the agenda
I read in Malaysiakini that another coalition to counter the lies spread by mainstream media and demand for press freedom and independence had been formed. Appropriatelly named GASAK which stands for Gerakan Anti-Salah Maklumat (literally Movement for Anti Mis-information), the movement will be pressing for three main objectives:
1. Stop the mis-information
2. Balanced reporting for all parties
3. Editorial independence
At the same time GASAK also launched a campaign to boycot the mainstream media that will be promoted nationwide in their effort to educate the public about the lies spread by the Government-controlled media within Malaysia.
Read more at Harakah Daily.Net
Read about the latest case of spin doctor in action over at The Star as analysed by Zorro Unmasked…. an interesting reading indeed.
[tags]GASAK, print media, editorial independence[/tags]
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