Why Malaysians need a lesson in media literacy


WE are a nation of deep passions. When we see the Jalur Gemilang on a cinema screen, we feel a surge of pride. We love seeing our country represented on the world’s stage.

Lately, however, this pride seems to have turned into a kind of defensiveness that might actually be hurting the local creative industry.

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