KUALA LUMPUR, The reason why many people resort to blogs is to get alternative news, because of the mainstream media (MSM) are not reporting "both sides of the coin", said a local online news editor.
S. Vicknesan, editor of the Malaysiakini news portal, said this brought bloggers into conflict with the MSM because they (bloggers) filled the void caused by the MSM.
"If the MSM is allowed a reasonable amount of press freedom in future, the public will get a more accurate account of what is actually happening and will not resort to bloggers much for alternative news," said Vicknesan.
Vicknesan said this during a question and answer session at a forum entitled Reflections on Malaysia's Checks and Balances: The Role of the Press at Malaysian Institute of Integrity near here, today.
The forum was organised by the Malaysia Think Tank London with the cooperation of the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI).
Others who spoke at the forum were the chairman of MPI and Bernama general manager Datuk Azman Ujang, political editor of The Sun Zainon Ahmad and Group Chief Executive Officer of the KRA Group, Karim Raslan.
BERNAMA
13/04/08
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