Not so subtle styles of Western media Main/Lifestyle, 2 Edition

IT was with great interest that I read the recent articles "Sorting through foreign media errors" and "Malaysian in UK horrified by distorted Press coverage" (NST, Sept 30). Studies pertaining to the language in media such as newspapers (especially Western newspapers) have often...

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Published inNew Straits times
Main Author Naidu, R Sivabala
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kuala Lumpur The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad 14.10.1998
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Summary:IT was with great interest that I read the recent articles "Sorting through foreign media errors" and "Malaysian in UK horrified by distorted Press coverage" (NST, Sept 30). Studies pertaining to the language in media such as newspapers (especially Western newspapers) have often revealed that they are distorted and biased especially when it involves countries not considered as their "allies". Many Western newspaper organisations, which often claim to be unbiased and objective, in reality exercise a great deal of power in controlling the flow of information and subsequently public opinion. For example, some linguists uncovered this trend in some well-known newspapers in the United States concerning reports involving the US Government and its policies towards Nicaragua (more details are available in the journal Discourse and Society, 1994, volume 5/4).