Campaigns

MemoriMediaMalaysia

August 31, 2020
CIJ is launching a new campaign - #MemoriMediaMerdeka - to highlight stories of, from, and by the media in our nation's past!
Today we'll be looking at the coverage of Merdeka, or Malaya's independence (Malaysia would be formed later on). In this image, we have Berita Harian (i.e. the Straits Times' Malay-language arm), the Malay Mail and Utusan. #MemoriMediaMerdeka
The media was crucial in pushing the very idea of "Merdeka", and they could do this by wielding editorial independence in a dynamic media environment. #MemoriMediaMerdeka
In particular, Utusan, under founding editor Yusof Ishak (later president of Singapore), was instrumental in coining and popularising the concept of Merdeka. #MemoriMediaMerdeka
This is what Assistant Professor Imran Tajudeen, from the National University of Singapore (NUS), had to say about Utusan and Merdeka. (Part 1 of 2) #MemoriMediaMerdeka
This is what Assistant Professor Imran Tajudeen, from the National University of Singapore (NUS), had to say about Utusan and Merdeka. (Part 2 of 2) #MemoriMediaMerdeka
The Declaration of Independence of Malaya! #MemoriMediaMerdeka
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