bring back the good (real!) news

i do not support the boycott of the mainstream media but i support what my friends supported, so i am doing a favour for them by posting this here. the boycott was initiated by helen ang, malaysiakini columnist and haris ibrahim, both of whom i had met before. this piece was emailto me by lulu, also a sweet lady i had met before. it is exactly the same as what lulu had posted up in her blog,  she’s initiating a so called ‘compendium’ to the ‘boycott the newspaper’ call referring to it as  ‘ops bawa berita baik balik kampung’. (hence my heading up there). well, since they are all my friends, sure i don’t mind posting about this here.

actually i do support lulu’s initiative. sounds good but i have to admit i am too lazy to do all the searching and printing out of news. anyway, good luck to all of you!

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received from lulu via email:

Haris and Helen launched the Boycott the Newspaper in response to the lies and untruths that the media  has been spreading to the public who pays the mainstream media [MSM] good money for real news but  end up with dressed up propoganda and one sided news.  It has relentlessly shaped public opinion to be favourable to BN’s vested interests, and conversely  detrimental to our own as tax-paying rakyat. Their unconscionable spin on recent shows of public disaffection – the Batu Burok episode, then the Bar  Council, Bersih & Hindraf marches, protests against the Election Commission and earlier demos against  toll hikes, petrol prices & rising costs – puts them firmly beyond the pale.  Remember two elections ago and the despicable campaign that MSM carried out against the Reformasi  movement. Remember how they vilified the attempt of PAS and DAP to work together. Through their  false representation, MSM helped retain BN in power and so we get the government we thoroughly  deserve.
– Helen Ang

First round payback was launched via People’s Parliament. Lets launch the second assault on [or is it defense against – the BN and MSM.

Chinese New Year is 16 days away. Most of us Malaysians are going back to our hometowns as it is a long weekend. Time to bring the kids  home to spend time with the grandparents, and time for us to catch up with our parents and siblings.  Let’s also bring real news home. Bring real news back to our folks whose main source of information is  from the print press.

Start compiling a piece of news everyday. Search Malaysiakini, MalaysiaToday, Merdeka Review.  Look around the blogs.  It doesn’t have to be just articles. Malaysiakini has an excellent video archive which you could download. Youtube, Zam’s unfavourite channel, is also a rich source of information. Flikr has quite a large compilation of photos.

For the next 16 days, take 15 minutes to look around the net to see what you want to take home. Print  the articles. Download videos and pictures. Burn them into CDs PAS style. Let Lulu start the ball rolling.
 
1. Bersih – multiple blogposts, pictures and videos
2. Hindraf – undemonising Hindraf via Tony Pua’s personal account of Ganabathirau and JeffOoi’s  pictoral of Batu Caves, the crimescene where 26 people were charged for murder
3. Wasteful, unaccountable spending reported by the AG
4. What manner of justice aka Lingamgate Lulu’s sure you can come up with a much better list than this Lulu

Think of things which are relevant to your folks. You understand your target market the best.  Customise it to their needs and interest. So how? You game? Help Lulu spread the word via your blog and forums. Thanks