News report from the Star Online and The Sun newspaper on Seksuality Merdeka event.

There have been reports recently about the Seksuality Merdeka event that has now been banned. The reports about the issue started when TV3 reported the event as a “free sex festival.” Datuk Sreenevasan Ambiga who was supposed to launch the event was reported to be furious with the misleading report by TV3. Datuk Ambiga said that she will sue any TV station that continues to mislead the public with its report on Seksuality Merdeka. We will be discussing the differences and the similarities of the news report from The Sun newspaper and also from The Star Online.

The Star Online has the headline that labels the event as a “Platform for transsexuals” while The Sun addresses the issue without bias, by stating that Datuk Ambiga is furious at TV reports. Also, TV3, which was the TV station involved in the issue was never mentioned in the report on The Star Online but it was clearly stated on the report in The Sun.

One of the similarities that are in both reports is that “free sex festival” was mentioned clearly. It is considered the main highlight in the issue. Also, the main person involved in the issue was clearly mentioned. Public figure like Datuk Ambiga, Datuk Paduka Marina Mahathir, Irene Fernandez and also Pang Khee Teik were all clearly highlighted to be involved in the issue.

We believe that both the reports have its differences because they come from 2 different media organization. The Sun has no ties with any political body while The Star is tied to Malaysian Chinese Association which ultimately requires them to protect TV3, which belongs to the other party in the political coalition, Barisan Nasional. As for the similarities, both news are reporting on the same topic, therefore the facts have got to be the same.

The Star Online: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/11/8/nation/9856651&sec=nation

Reported by:
Hoo Seng Jing 09UJB06615
Leong Khang You 09UJB07003
Ng Kiat Chong 09UJB06049
Simon Chow 09UJB03600
Yin Thien Hao 09UJB00084