He told Bernama today that he would be meeting the management of private TV and radio stations soon to bring about changes as they had failed to deliver the government’s aspirations resulting in the BN’s poor performance at the general election last year.
*face palms*
That’s why you think BN did badly last year?
Nothing to do with, oh I don’t know, racism, chronic corruption, a murder scandal, and all round ineptitude? Can’t be, right? :P
While eminently stupid in and of itself, this statement bears another glaring display of arrogance, abuse of power and twistedness.
Why can’t these idiots seem to understand - the government DOES NOT EQUAL BN.
The way Rais is talking, you would think that it is the *duty* of publicly owned radio/TV stations to make the government look good *in order to* keep BN in power.
This is bullshit.
It is fair to expect public radio/TV stations to assist the government in its duties, to explain policies and facilitate good governance, but it is *not* the role of the media to make any political party smell like roses.
In fact, the duty of the media is almost the exact opposite. It is to exercise its role as check and balance, to mercilessly decry corruption, abuse of power and management, and by holding politicians to scathing standards.
So, Najib talks about free media, Rais says media should kiss BN’s ass. Which one is which now?
Speaking of hypocrisy, same article:
Meanwhile in a related matter, the decision by RTM to change the time of its news programming has come under fire from several quarters, especially from the viewers of the Mandarin and Tamil news broadcast.
Under the revamped schedule effective tomorrow, Mandarin news will be aired at 6.30pm instead of the popular slot of 8pm. As for the Tamil news broadcast, the 30-minute bulletin will now be at 6pm instead of 7.30pm. National prime news in Bahasa Malaysia will be aired on TV1 at 8pm.
Hmmm, doesn’t sound very 1Malaysia does it?
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