...Terengganu, Malaysia Abstract: This article examines the neutrality of Sinar Harian, a Malay daily, which claims to be neutral and without favour, from 20 April 2013 to 5 May 2013, 15-day campaign period of Malaysia’s 2013 General Election. The 13th General Election was the most contentious of election in Malaysian politics. Sinar Harian attempts to present a balanced reporting, by giving spaces to both parties to present their ideas and defend their stand, rooms which are not available in other mainstreams newspapers. This study uses content analysis as a method of investigation. It is a technique of gathering and analyzing the content of text. The analyses cover these dimensions; news report and analyses, letters to the Editor, political advertisements and special guest columns. This study found 33% of articles favored BN, 36% covered PR, 24% of articles considered as neutral reports and 6% of articles reported the activities of independent candidates. Using Monti’s classification of biasedunbiased reports, Sinar Harian can be categorized as unbiased newspaper. Key words: Sinar Harian Neutrality of media Mainstream newspaper INTRODUCTION Media freedom is important for a number of reasons. It is a vital part of the system of checks and balances in democracy, acting as the watchdog of the people and as the Fourth Estate. A free press plays a key role in sustaining and monitoring a healthy democracy, as well as in contributing to greater accountability,...
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...designed and crafted political campaigns that appealed and rallied the emotional side of supporters. Most of the occasions, contesting candidates would have carefully selected controversial policies that the majority were against, to garner support by invoking them to think that dethroning the current office would be “changing for the better”. Social Media experts would then exaggerate these feelings of unrest and protest in the undecided voters by publishing contents that citizens feel that are controversial. The reigning party would also, with the help of traditional social media, attempt to strengthen their foothold in the office by reinforcing the pathetic few policies that they have implemented during their term. Traditional social media has indeed played a pivotal role in all political elections all around the globe. However, with the ubiquity of smartphones and personal computers, coupled with a massive surge of online social platforms, the pivotal change of politics seem to lie in the hands of the party who knows how to play the game of IT. There have been numerous cases of cunning New Media ploys which parties have attempted in order to swing votes in their favour. In this critical, yet informative and engaging report, we aim to unveil the evil doings behind the subtle use of IT and new media platforms to propagate the masses of the 21st century citizens, thereby showing that IT has indeed and will increasingly affect the outcome of political...
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...Ethnicity, Identity and Public Policy Critical Perspectives on Multiculturalism David Bromell Institute of Policy Studies Ethnicity, Identity and Public Policy Critical Perspectives on Multiculturalism David Bromell Institute of Policy Studies First printed in 2008 Institute of Policy Studies School of Government Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington © Institute of Policy Studies ISBN 158 IPS/Pub/978-1-877347-26-9 This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced without the permission of the Institute of Policy Studies. Copy editor: Belinda Hill Cover design: Milne Printers Ltd Printed by Milne Printers Ltd Contents List of Tables iv List of Figures iv List of Boxes iv Foreword v Acknowledgments and Disclaimer ix Part One: Introduction and Context of Inquiry 1 Introduction 2 New Zealand Context 3 21 Part Two: Communitarian Responses to Liberalism Introduction to Part Two 61 3 Civic Republicanism: Michael Sandel 63 4 The Politics of Recognition: Charles Taylor 83 Part Three: Multiculturalism Introduction to Part Three 105 5 Multicultural Citizenship: Will Kymlicka 107 6 Common Citizenship in a Multicultural Society: Bhikhu Parekh 151 Part Four: Critical Responses to Multiculturalism ...
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...When it comes to constructing public opinion I side with the affirmative that mainstream media does have a liberal, leftist bias. This media which includes major traditional mainstream news networks and newspapers have had a long standing liberal bias. In the video that was viewed in class, which was made in 2001 the author Justin Lewis was even claiming that the media had been very heavy left bias in the years past. It has only continued to increase for the liberal bias throughout the years. This can be seen by not only the coverage, but also by the past publicly expressed of political opinions of most major reporters, anchors, producers, etc. The dictionary defines a liberal as a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties. It also defines a leftist as an outlook or specific position that accepts or supports social equality, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. It usually involves a concern for those in society who are disadvantaged relative to others and an assumption that there are unjustified inequalities, which right-wing politics views as natural or traditional that needs to be reduced or abolished. In this paper I will affirm the argument that is made by Mr. Lewis in favor...
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...Power and Politics : Chapter 19 Power and politics are among the most important concepts in the study of organization behavior. Both power and politics are dynamic concepts and are a function of the interaction between different elements in organizations. Power has been defined as "the ability to influence and control anything that is of value to others." It is the ability to influence the behavior of other people in the organization and to get them to do what they otherwise would not have done. Although the terms power, authority and influence are often used synonymously, there is a difference between them. Power is the ability to effect a change in an individual or a group in some way. Power may or may not be legitimate. That is, power need not correspond with a person's organizational position. Authority, on the other hand, is legitimate. It is the power which is sanctioned by the organization and is often the 'source' of power. Influence is a much broader concept than both power and authority. French and Raven, social psychologists, identified five sources of power - coercive, reward, legitimate, expert and referent. Coercive power is based on fear and is the ability to influence another person through threats or fear of punishment. Reward power is a positive power which refers to the ability to get things done through others on the basis of one's power to grant rewards. Legitimate power depends on organizational position and authority. It refers to the power conferred by...
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...Primavera Analysis Beatriz Picaz Section D4 Charles Stapleton February 29th 2012 Botticelli’s Primavera is an interesting piece of art. Like many works of art from the Renaissance, it has many scholars still arguing about what the painter was thinking when he painted this, in order to give some meaning to the figures and objects of the painting. The excerpts that were given to us helped to explain the painting from the perspective of two different scholars, who used various sources to help decipher the painting. Both were very interesting interpretations, however I found Zollner’s argument, as opposed to Zirpolo’s, to be more convincing based on his attention to every character in the painting. In the first excerpt, taken from Frank Zollner’s Botticelli: Images of Love and Spring, he takes each character from the Primavera and gives them a background and a story, based on sources from different text fragments. According to Zollner, the figure on the very left is Mercury, the messenger of the gods who divides clouds and drives away wind with his wand, which is discussed in Virgi’s Aenid He characterizes the little flying boy as Amor (Eros in Greek mythology), the son of Mars and Venus. Venus, the goddess of love and beauty is the woman at the very center of the painting. She is accompanied by the Three Graces. He explains how these characters are often found together in other literary works, like in one...
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...Leadership is an essential element of human existence. It has served as an indispensable factor in defining our civilization throughout the history. Our understanding of the past is greatly concerned with studies of leaders, who have shaped the course of history. Today people look at leaders and try to predict what lies ahead of their life. Our vision of contemporary leaders is believed to provide the hints about how our future will look like in years from now. From this perspective studies of ancient political thought and concept of leadership play a vital role for deep analysis of contemporary leaders. An interesting perspective on leadership we find in works of Hobbes and Plato. Both philosophers approach concept of leader from rather different angles, providing their own background to it. Hobbes1, for example, emphasizes obedience and fear as great motivators that establish a power of a leader in society. Plato2, on contrary, suggests rather philosophical rulership, where leader uses his intellectual and moral power, rather than his military superiority. In Hobbes’s view the primitive kind of rulership sustains peace and quiet more effectively than more human, democratic and caretaking approach proposed by Plato. Hobbes in his concept of a leader appeals to a more primitive social strategy. Perhaps, this can be explained by his timidity. Thus, if city-state is more civilized, the natural “fight-or-flight” reactions result in increased inner tensions. In my opinion the best...
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...casual questions in the realm of politics and government is what political science and this book are all about. 4. Knowing the fundamentals of your political system and good thinking is important because it allows you to keep your leaders, and family and friends accountable. 5. Single cause explanations flow from a particular or partisan posture or in the need to explain something in a sound bite 6. Correlation- a relationship between factors such that change in one is accompanied by change in one is accompanied by change in the other Causation- a relationship between variables such that change in the value of the others Spurious relationship- a relationship between variables that reflects correlation but not causation 7. Government- intuitions that have the authority and capacity to create and enforce public policies (rules) for a specific territory and people. There are about 89,000 governments 8. Government is different from other institutions in society in that it has a broad right to force, government can make citizens do things they otherwise might not do (such as pay taxes, educate their children, carry car insurance, and pay for lost library books) 9. Social contract- an agreement among members of a society to form and recognize the authority of a centralized government that is empowered to make and enforce laws governing the members of that society Authoritarian system- a political...
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...“Problems to solve by lucy kellaway & the Financial Times” Do I have to invite co-workers to my wedding? This is a very interesting question. When you see it if no one asks you to think about it one is likely to think “what a stupid question, that has an obvious answer”, but you would be wrong. A person that works in a company will most likely spend more time there then at home. It shouldn't be to much of a predicament if the person holding the wedding gets is friends with everyone at work, which might happen if you work for a small company, and the work space consists of a small work force. What if you don’t like some one in your work place? or even if one feels that the time they spend with their colleagues is more then enough? It really depends on the person who is about to take the ultimate step in a relationship. One can invite everyone and just have to deal with those who are not to their liking, which will prevent any future resentments. One can invite just the ones they get along with, this with the notion that others will find out about the happening, and might result in future quarrels in the future. A politically correct approach can be taken by not inviting their co-workers to the wedding using the expenses as an excuse. As a person that has never worked in an office environment, and hasn’t even pondered on the idea of getting engaged, it is hard to considered the approach that I would take. Based on school environment birthdays, I believe if I was eccomicly...
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...Question 1: Is the "Fight-or-Flight" response evident in this case? Explain Yes. The fight-or-flight response refers to the biochemical and bodily changes that represent a natural reaction to an environmental stressor. When Colombo e-mailed the regional vice president for operations to report the wholesaler who tried to bribe her, he brushed off her complaints in a meeting and she left the office in tears. Question 2: What influences on the stress experience appear to be present? More than one factor influence how the individual experience stress: * Perception of situation Colombo says that the work environment turned hostile in 2005 and therefore it became stressful. * Past experiences Colombo had excellent work in the past, she knew her job was a senior underwriter, and she knew that it do not include bribery. * Social Support There was an absence of social support, Colombo co-workers wanted her fired because of her complaint which made her anxious and could not cope. * Individual Employees are different of the way that they experience and respond to stress, based on their personality. Colombo’s professional standards were being compromised and this caused her to experience stress. Colombo received a top rating that exceeded expectations. But after that was asked to pay bribes. Question 3: What were the primary work-related stressors for Coleen Colombo and Sylvia Vega-Sutfin? Explain Work related stressors: Job conditions, career development, role conflict...
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...Political Parties Political Parties Rights for the individual are at the heart of the Libertarian Party, the belief that no one should have to sacrifice their values for the benefit of others. In 1971 the party was founded with the vision of peace, harmony and abundance. Free trade between individuals and protection from government seizure of assets, fraud, and misrepresentation are just a few of the key goals. The Libertarian Party seeks to protect individuals from control by state or government, they believe abortion should be free choice and not decided by state or government. They aim to protect freedom of speech and the ability to participate or abstain from religious activities. Sexual preferences and orientation is also another key point that the party believes should be left to the individual to decide. The Libertarian party believes all of the aforementioned rights should be protected as long as it does not impede on the rights of another. The Republican Party opposes abortion except in certain cases; many individuals may feel as though this should not be a decision to be made by the government. Mitt Romney opposes the idea unless it involved rape, incest, or threatens the mother’s life. Several life circumstances could impact ones belief, many of which would fall outside the views of Republicans. Religion is also contributing factor, an individual’s religious beliefs play an important role in pro-life arguments. This argument would fall...
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...Theme: Horror/Suspense Setting: A typical boy’s room- dirty and messy. The only light source would be the computer. Most used part would be the computer table/desktop. Characters: Gio- The main character, a slouchy procrastinator student who was writing and cramming a paper. Stranger- No fact was known other than he is implied to be a ghost or spirit a hint of it’s appearance. • Page 1 Panel 1: Paneling- 1/3 of the page horizontally (most of computer screens are horizontally oriented) A close up shot of a computer monitor, Microsoft word is the open application with only his name on it and a title “A Horror Story” Panel 2: Paneling- 1/3 of the page horizontally Gio leaning on his palm looking bored/thinking (shot from monitor’s POV), with a gleam of the only light source which is the monitor on his face. Thought Bubble: Ahhh, damn. I’ve been doing this for two days now. Panel 3: Paneling- 1/3 of the page horizontally A zoom up shot of the computer clock with “11:11pm” on it. Thought Bubble(top right side): 11:11 do you work, please send me a spirit and have him type his story! • Page 2 Panel 1: Paneling- 1/3 horizontally, 2/3 of the first tier. Gio face palming, same shot from page 1, panel 2. Thought Bubble(bottom left part): Who am I kidding? Wake up kid! Panel 2: inset, remaining of the first tier Gio reaching to the right for the coffee mug in the study table, back shot with him on the center. Thought Bubble(left side of the...
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...09BE08989 MASS COMMUNICATION 400LEVEL SIS STELLA ARIBUGIZOR MAC 423 TOPIC: HOW CAN YOU USE RURAL BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES TO DEVELOP ASONG? Rural broadcasting programmes are mostly programmes that are produced and coordinated by rural dweller for the main purpose of creating awareness and influencing development. Before a person can venture into creating programmes or understand the meaning behind rural broadcasting programmes, we have to understand the meaning of a community radio and how it works. Community radio can be defined as a medium of communication that is owned, controlled and runned by the people in the community it is for the people, by the people and of the people. We must also understand the meaning of a radio broadcasting it means transmitting content to a particular area. In other words you give the people in the community what you think they need, and you can also go and find out what the people in the community needs. Always note that the main basic objective of rural broadcasting is to have nation development. You can use rural broadcasting programmes to develop Asong by getting a very active and energetic staffs of the rural broadcasts department to broadcast special programmes to the indigenes of Asong, such as the farmers, the fisherman and most especially the women in the community, this agents would ensure that these indigenes practice what they hear on the air, so as to get a desired result. The languages that would be used in these...
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...life and dosed some LSD with a friend so I could contemplate my worries from a more spiritual perspective. Heading home early the next morning, coming down from my trip and listing to Sirius radio I heard a 10 second blurb "End of America.com". I was a Democrat with zero interest or knowledge of finance with Bill Mahr as my main source of political 'information', but was captivated by the provocative website domain. I watched the video as soon as I got home and bought the Stansberry Digest immediately afterwards. I have a degree in Applied Mathematics and have always been good with numbers. I was a young American guy hypnotized by the country's pretentious sense of entitlement to live the American Dream, but I was forever changed by the insurmountable evidence of the irresponsible financial policies, corrupt political practices, and historical warnings hiding in in the daze of the average American's prideful ignorance. Porter, thank you for inspiring me to learn about such important issues and to motivate me to be part of solution. I love the Black Label shows, and definitely think that our society is overly concerned about political correctness. I have also seen many examples of fundamentalist people that are bat-shit crazy and usually very hypocritical as well. In college I dated my good friend’s younger sister who came from a very Southern Baptist family. I hated the big lunches after church where each little clique would gather and talk shit about the current gossip...
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...For generations the debate on women, their rights, their future and their plight has been going on. As time changed, women also changed but the issue of conflict remains the same. In this regard many oppose the changes and many accept it. This essay will discuss the issues that are surrounding the empowerment of women. The implementation of women empowerment has both negative and positive aspects. There can be many disadvantages of empowering women. Firstly, many people still have the traditional perception that the woman's place in the society is her home. Empowering women would mean to allow her to leave her comfort zone and indulge in activities that could pollute her spiritually, emotionally and physically. A woman’s most precious possession is her virginity (Hudson, 1977). Most Islamic countries still follow this norm. Therefore, many at times women might not be given a fair chance to go out in the society to fulfill their dreams, socialize or to even voice out their opinions. For example; a Muslim woman is denied the right to choose her husband, report of abuse and is even excluded from mosques due to certain Islamic principles (Issues Of Concern For Muslim Women, 1995). As such, this can prove to be a little difficult for women living in some Islamic countries to totally move away from their cultural values. Secondly, lack of education for rural women restricts women from knowing their legal rights and also from getting involved in activities outside the home. In some...
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