Media Analysis in Malaysia (Newspapers)
Essay: MEDIA ANALYSIS IN MALAYSIA (NEWSPAPERS)
INTRODUCTION Newspapers are essential in everyone’s daily life as it is the main source of news since the olden days before the television was invented. Without the newspapers, where does the news come from? Particularly in Malaysia, there are several languages used in the country. The main languages used however are English, Bahasa and Mandarin. Each of these different languages have specially dedicated newspapers to the particular language. For the Malaysian English Newspaper, one of the best known newspapers is Malaysia is The Star. The Star was first published as a regional newspaper in George Town, Penang in 1971. During that time, it is also the first kind of tabloid to be produced in Malaysia. After being well known for a number of years, they moved on to becoming a national newspaper. On 1995, The Star was the first media organization in Malaysia to launch an online website that features interactive contents. Moreover, they were also listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange board in the same year. The Star newspaper is fondly known as a 4 in 1 newspaper because it contains several different sections including the Main paper, StarBiz, StarTwo and StarMetro. On Sundays, Star comes out with a special weekend edition, Sunday Star. Currently, The Star has the most number of readerships and is the leading English daily amongst other dailies in the country.
HISTORY
The Derivation of Newspaper A newspaper is a form of publication that is regularly apprised involving news, advertisements and information. Usually they are being printed on a low cost, in an inferior paper called newsprint. Generally newspaper contains many sections about the events happening around us. Either it is about the latest accidents, poll elections or even the death of a famous singer. A newspaper is a hot form of mass media. To know more, you can find it under the Audience section.
The History
In The Foreign Countries:
INTRODUCTION Newspapers are essential in everyone’s daily life as it is the main source of news since the olden days before the television was invented. Without the newspapers, where does the news come from? Particularly in Malaysia, there are several languages used in the country. The main languages used however are English, Bahasa and Mandarin. Each of these different languages have specially dedicated newspapers to the particular language. For the Malaysian English Newspaper, one of the best known newspapers is Malaysia is The Star. The Star was first published as a regional newspaper in George Town, Penang in 1971. During that time, it is also the first kind of tabloid to be produced in Malaysia. After being well known for a number of years, they moved on to becoming a national newspaper. On 1995, The Star was the first media organization in Malaysia to launch an online website that features interactive contents. Moreover, they were also listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange board in the same year. The Star newspaper is fondly known as a 4 in 1 newspaper because it contains several different sections including the Main paper, StarBiz, StarTwo and StarMetro. On Sundays, Star comes out with a special weekend edition, Sunday Star. Currently, The Star has the most number of readerships and is the leading English daily amongst other dailies in the country.
HISTORY
The Derivation of Newspaper A newspaper is a form of publication that is regularly apprised involving news, advertisements and information. Usually they are being printed on a low cost, in an inferior paper called newsprint. Generally newspaper contains many sections about the events happening around us. Either it is about the latest accidents, poll elections or even the death of a famous singer. A newspaper is a hot form of mass media. To know more, you can find it under the Audience section.
The History
In The Foreign Countries:
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