YOU are quoted

"A reporter writes whatever he or she was told. A journalist write stories from ideas generated from whatever he or she was told."

~ Elween Locke

~ 14.2.2012

~ via FB

eeew TV3

I puked blood watching TV3 news. That's why i stopped watching Buletin Utama since few years ago. TV3, you have totally lost ur credibility n trust from the ppl. Since when Seksualiti Merdeka festival event turns into 'perhimpunan seks bebas'?! You are saying the event is to promote 1 night stand, having group sex or sex partner exchange is it? TV3 u r so damn fcuking sickening! Why must you frame people up? Pls dun twist n spin the words 360. Your job is to report the truth, not to lick ur boss ass. media taik cirit buat malu aje! shame on u!

When i was small, i respect TV3 and i dreamt to be an anchor in TV3, but now podakh! 

I WILL BE SO SAD IF ANYONE I KNOW WORKS FOR TV3 OR UTUSAN MALAYSIA. SERIOUSLY!

as a reporter

I feel that as a reporter, we don’t cover news only when someone calls us to cover news. News is everywhere and all the time. Reporter should go out there to cover it on their own initiative. Never sit and wait. Be alert. Be the voice for the people. 

pening baca paper

Boring ah newspaper melay* ni. Merepek, merapu, mengarut, mencarut. Semua pasal gossip, kontroversi, menghina, meghasut, mencemar nama orang, cerita rekaan semua ada. Pening sampai keluar air mata darah gua baca!

*eh this has nothing to do at all with race ok. I’m just talking about the newspaper. Don’t get me wrong,*

'wow' Utusan Malaysia

In lectures, I learn that media must be objective, tell nothing but only the truth, neutral, independent, be responsible on their reports, quote from the credible sources, clarify and verify the information.

continue reading at http://oce-thephotojournalist.blogspot.com/2011/05/wow-utusan-malaysia.html

Happy World Press Freedom Day

This is my Yellow Ribbon in support of World Press Freedom Day. It was given to me in 2010 during the lauching of Speaker's Square in Esplanade, Penang.

Happy World Press Freedom Day everyone.

The celebration was on 3rd May 2011.

I know i am late for like 1 day but it's ok. I was and still occupied for my finals ma. World Press Freedom is not only for a day but throughout the whole day. The fight for a free press will be going on until we achieve it one day.

Coincidentally on World Press Freedom Day, i had an exam on the subject of Politics and Media. hahaa. How irony is that when in studies, we talk about media freedom but in actual life, we actually don't have that.

I wrote this in my Facebook yesterday: it's 12am. it's May 3rd. It's World Press Freedom Day. i just hope that one day, the media in Malaysia will be more independent, neutral and free from Government control. let us at least against racist media for nation sake.

I don't know what we can do actually. but let's do something. Let's make a demand, a protest or a boycott to bad media.

DO you know that Malaysia is now ranks 143 out of 196 countries in the latest Global Press Freedom Index released by Freedom House from USA? What do you think about that huh??

You can decide what press you want you know.. The choice is in your hand.