let us compare

Monday, November 12, 2007

this and this.

(well yeah, there're other blogs and websites out there, but i happen to like hers a lot mah)


edit:
am of course more than happy to post up a few more links regarding the rally. as i've been mentioning to friends over msn, i'm damn proud of what took place - it showed that people are aware and are willing to take on a more active role in making a change. regret that i couldn't go, but i won't be making any excuses for myself.

on a side note, the point of me posting up the links is not so much of asking anyone to take on a certain side. i just personally feel that we should gather as much information as we can from every side (yes, every side). then it's only fair to judge.



official bersih.org

tragedibatuburok.blogspot.com

one from thecicak.com
(there're other related articles on that website as well).

accounts by jeff ooi and haris ibrahim.

and of course there're always websites like malaysiakini and harakahdaily.


read those, you'll come across more links.

17 tortoises in a row!:

Anonymous said...

Good job Sherry!

This is a very good effort here for people to know that there are other side of the story rather than the "Violent and Irresponsible Troblemakers" that the mainstream media tried to portray.

Kudos!

While you are at it, could you research more and provide us more links to such websites/blogs of accounts of the rally?

Keep it up, for this is probably the biggest virtue of the Internet for the world, to be able to listen and see all sides of the story. I will link to this post of yours.

sherry said...

yuennie: it's very disappointing to read the skewed reports by mainstream media. as requested, i've posted up a few more links, and in those accounts, other links are also given.

at times like this i'm damn thankful for the internet and the sources i get. dont wanna be sheep anymore.

btw, caught a few glimpses of comments pointing out that the oppositions have other intentions from the rally, apart from clean elections. hmm, maybe.

ьем said...

*is proud of them*

Registered to vote yet? :)

Anonymous said...

you must know something about the press before talking bout mainstream press like that..in fact, every country's media has always been the same. the press can't say what they want to say and most importantly, look at which political party they are leaning against. if not, we have another operation lalang 1987 where the star and nst were almost closed down. so is it really their fault for not reporting news in both perspective? it is factual, though not necessarily publicly pleasing. cause even if you say that malaysiakini are unbias, it's just crap. there can't be unbias-ness in news. take harakahdaily...supporting pas what. jeff ooi ends up being in dap.

so yeah, i do agree that you must look at both side of the story. but don't blame the press, esp. mainstream press. cause they are bounded by the law. it's an unfair world, but even CNN and aljazeera is bias in their own merits.

conclusion: the press is bias. and they are regulated strictly. unlike the internet. but you are already getting cases like jeff ooi's & rocky bru's lawsuits. after all, human beings are all selfish people and so is it easier to publish something that keeps you your job? you can fight the law but you can't sacrifice your life support.

sherry said...

ck: hehe, what u think? =P

sherry said...

reb: i like your comment.

it's true that most reports will be biased, whether they're hiding the real story or camping up the negative aspects. and of course, there're different levels of biasedness (got such word?). and i do realise that most journalists are ultimately trying not to lose their jobs. similiarly, i didn't lambast the cops who shot water canons, teargas cos well, they were doing their job after all. taking orders from a higher authority (a couple of really interesting studies done on this matter, perhaps would discuss this one day).

i do, however, feel that there is a limit to how biased the mainstream media can be. when the disparity is glaring, there is something seriously wrong somewhere. the accounts i read from alternative sources are vastly different from the star, nst etc.

as mentioned, it's always best to get information from all sides before passing judgement. as most people get access to mainstream media and are possibly unaware of the other side of the story, i was hoping to point them to these accounts.

Anonymous said...

i'm really glad that u guys really cared about the protest that went on. Like a lot of ppl in msia (i heard) couldn't even care less. really makes u wonder if real democracy exists in msia, doesn't it. anyway, did u see/read the interview with the info minister by al-jazeera? he's so funny!

Cornelius said...

reb: if that is your real name;

I am interested in the comment you gave. I am sure that our Sherry here know a thing or two about the mainstream press. Yes, the press, just like the very nature of human, is biased and leaned towards a certain party. All people/press=biased: All of us agree in that, no issue there.

Regardless to what everybody is facing and what is by the law, should we condone this any further, how would our future be? Hence the anger of the people not so long ago when the political parties bought over the shares of the main national dailies.

The problem is not being biased. The problem is being biased because they are forced too. Surely Wong Chun Wai is not a stupid guy and knows exactly what happened, but they are forced to. It is not actually the same for all the press out there. Newspapers in the US, are known to side a certain party/candidate for election but by what THEY THINK THEY SHOULD vouch for, not because by saying something against the current administration, they risk their press being closed down and not having their licence renewed.

A better tomorrow would only exist, as long as there are idealists thinking how it SHOULD be. And futility in thinking would just lead to more oppression and triumph of the evil side, geddit?

I'd rather tell the truth and suffer the consequences rather than telling lies and live as a hypocrite and filled with guilt. If we only succumb to the forces to be, there would not be any Spanish Revolution, hell, there may not even be Malaysia.

C'mon young people, be optimistic! Spread lurve.

Cornelius said...

reb: BTW my real name is Yuen (the first comment above). Cornelius is my old screen name for my old blog.

Anonymous said...

agree with most re: reb.

your heart sounds in the right place (and that's half the battle!), but even if we can understand and even sympathise a bit the problems facing the press here.

but let's not take it sitting down. why settle for lousy when we can demand the best in journalistic standards.

same principle applies to the gov't in general. we deserve better!

:)
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Anonymous said...

Great post... I appreciate.. :)

ekah bekah rebekah said...

sherry: oh my gosh. sherry, suddenly my comment get so popular. HAHAHAHA...

at first i thought u would be offended by my blunt comment. surprise surprise. haven't been commenting like that for a while. bleh.

i shall stick to less media-fied comments and sarcastic rants in the future. hehe..

oh well...OJ, yeah, Kenny posted that on his blog. Gosh, his english.

yuen: yes, reb is my real name. though not full. sherry can vouch for that.

well...

did u hear about the protest about the protest?

it's such a waste of time. it's not like they killed anyone or throw molotovs into the palace ground.


that is a sign of...election about to come.

sherry said...

oj: yeah, the interview is a joke la. the rally is illegal cos "we have elections". right. totally answers the question. still, was kinda ironic how hard he was trying to defend the whole situation and mocking al-jazeera at the same time. amusing, really.

project 71: thanks, dont forget to let others know of the different accounts ya.

chajjye: haha, why would i be offended wey. see la u, must be too long didnt meet up with me edi! i like comments of that sort. opens up for discussion, u know. comment like that la, nothing wrong wat.

Anonymous said...

Wah Sherry, you have the famous Nathaniel Tan from jelas,info commenting on your blog. Lucky you.

Um, maybe I should also blog about that rally as well (though I was clearly NOT there). Might increase my traffic. Hehe..

Good one, keep it up. Nice eh having loads of comments for a single post?

Anonymous said...

Simply the best writing on the rally, a MUST read:

Raja Petra of Malaysia Today on the Rally

sherry said...

yuen: haha, it's been quite some time since i've had this amount of comments. but i didn't expect anyone to respond to this post initially. am pleased anyhow, cos it goes to show that there are people who take note =)

btw, thanks for the link. i like the articles he write.

Larry said...

i believe media has to have its bounds.true they will still be controlled in a way by governments. but lets not forget the duties of media is to inform people about the truth, not what the government wants it's people to hear. Malay-si-a is simply putting words into people's mind, twisting and turning facts.how can the Bersih rally, such a huge thingy, end up some where in page 8 of The Shit?and belittling the total of attendees significantly.i'd take the star to wipe my arse but since its full of shit anyway, i might as well dont wipe.

wat we need is a new leadership.50 damn years umno been ruling this country and we're going backwards instead of forward.y not give the opposition the benefit of the doubt?i believe they can do a better job than umno.elections are around the corner, pandai-pandai lah ;D