Journalism's past and Penang's future
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
October 2014 EDITORIAL
At a time when journalism – as a social activity more than a salaried profession – is booming beyond measure in Malaysia, a fact proven by heightened contestations in the public domain and by government attempts to intimidate and harass all types of non-supporters, it is important that we pause and think about what journalism is, what role it plays in the modern world, and when and why it waxes or wanes in quality and in volume. In short, what...
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.
