The media conglomerate Media Prima Bhd announced the new Chairman yesterday. As expected, since PM Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak took over; the power behind the media should also change.
NST has the story:
2009/04/28
Johan Jaaffar takes over Media Prima
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues:
Media Prima Bhd has announced the appointment of Datuk Johan Jaaffar, a veteran of Malaysia’s news industry, as the group’s executive chairman, effective Thursday.
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That is a media corporate man with an illustrious career in media, including politically linked.
Dato’ Johan is not newbie on the TV scene. He has moderated and facilitated countless number of debates and forum, live on TV, especially within the Media Prima Group. This includes the running commentaries of budget speeches, UMNO AGMs and special debates. He has also done special interviews and more will be expected from him.
The other important vehicle within the Media Prima Group is NST. Being the ‘primero English daily’, the issues and angles raised in NST reflects a lot of Government policies, despite no longer having the lead in market share. NST used to ‘shape’ the ‘tone’ of Malaysian mindset. Hence, the persons who control the editorial of NST will definitely matters.
Previously, under evil media lord Kalimullah “Riong Kali” Hassan, NST spun so many stories designed to make PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi look good and at the expense of demonising leaders like Fourth Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. As the result of these over-spinning and eventually lying, the Malaysian public lost faith on the once ‘media trend setter’; the mighty NST. Not only that, NST editor Brenden Pereira also proven to be a serial plagiarist. Alternative media flourished during his damning tenure.
The ‘Thirteen million Ringgit’ question is now, who will be the next Group Editor In Chief (GEIC)? Will it be someone who is friendly to alternative media, especially bloggers?
Our concern here in BigDogDotCom is that, the incoming GEIC is not someone closely linked to ‘corrupt infested’ newly elected UMNO Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin. Strong rumours have it that one of the ‘Level Four Boys’ will be joining MRCB Group as a Director and the other into Media Prima Group as the Director in charge of International Businesses. MRCB is the parent company of Media Prima Group.
My money is on Dato Ahmad Talib. Any takers?
Reading through last week’s posts and comments; for reasons that you and Big Dog should know;-)
Well, it appears that you are most likely right – same odds as Manchester Utd winning this season’s EPL.
perangai lu memang macam kisah melayu lama2
dengki teramat sangat dengan orang lain
celaka la lu
jibam jibom jibum… kat sini pulak orang Anwar Ibrahim datang. Ini kelas “throw and run”; macam kat Demi Negara, Sakmongkol…
Balik-balik KJ..KJ..KJ…yang takut sangat dgn kj tu apesal? tak payah la dok tengok orang punya weakness saja. find your own strength la. At least KJ got both weakness and strenght. What about your…barking at the moon???
Please suggest some names you deemed fit.
Heard you are quite influential.
Politicos read your blog.
kasi Ahiruddin Atan, mesti semua orang UMNO sokong. Dia adalah blogger yang mempunyai kredibiliti yang sangat baik..
Rocky Bru for NSTP!!
Johan Jaaffar? Habis lo… TV3 akan menayangkan cerita karut & tahyul 24/7. Akan jadi macam majalah Mastika.
Errr ever thought that these people are good anyway? whats trying to point guilt by association big dog?
BD were u ever in la in 1984 studying as you remind me of someone i met there.
[…] The media pariah duo are at it again. Bitter for being displaced for the disposition of their Boss PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, they now use alternative media to undermine the administration of Prime Minister VI Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak, especially after the announcement of changeover of leadership in Media Prima Bhd. recently. […]