Utusan Malaysia
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Utusan Group |
| Publisher | Utusan Group |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Language | Malay |
| Headquarters | 46M, Jalan Lima off Jalan Chan Sow Lin, 55200 Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia (as of 2005). |
| Circulation | 169,548 - year 2009 256,247 - year 2004 *Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations |
| Official website | Utusan Online |
Utusan Malaysia (literally translated from Malay to English as the "Malaysian Courier") (another sister newspaper known as Utusan Melayu published in Jawi script ceased publication in January 2006) is a Malay language newspaper in Malaysia. It is the number one selling Malay-language daily in Malaysia.
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[edit] History
Utusan Malaysia started publication on 1967, being an romanised version for Utusan Melayu and daily edition of Mingguan Malaysia.Mingguan Malaysia published 2 years earlier on 1965.
In 1997, the Group made its entry into the world of multimedia with the launch of "Utusan Malaysia On-Line", Malaysia's first Online Newspaper in full text and visuals. The service provided, in collaboration with Telekom Malaysia, enables pay-subscribers to read exact replicas of the Group's newspapers, including Utusan Malaysia. On July 2, 2001, "Utusan Education Portal" (Portal Pendidikan Utusan) was launched. The free service has received recognition from MIMOS (the "Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems") as one of the top five education websites in Malaysia in 2001. Utusan had also won the "IFRA Publish Asia 2003 Award" for the "Best in Print" category on March 20, 2002. It was the first award to be won by the newspaper at the international level.
[edit] Format
Distinctive for its blue masthead as its logo and trademark, Utusan Malaysia has over 32 pages of news and current affairs, with regular supplements, focusing on such diverse topics as entertainment, fashion, music, health, technology, and politics.It is also the remaining newspaper that published in broadsheet,since Berita Harian,another main Malay newspaper changed from broadsheet to tabloid in 2008.
[edit] Circulation
According to Audit Bureau of Circulation (figures for West Malaysia publications for the period ending 31 December 2009), Utusan Malaysia’s daily circulation has dropped 21 per cent from 213,445 in 2006 to 169,548 in 2009.
[edit] Criticism
Utusan Malaysia's credibility as a newspaper has come under fire from many circles for its blatant practice of double standards in its reporting, especially with regard to politically-related news.[1][2] Statements by Chief Ministers in Opposition-held states have been taken out of context, manipulated, or otherwise downright fabricated.[3]
Of late, Utusan has also stoked racist sentiments with provocative headlines championing the New Economic Policy and Ketuanan Melayu.[4][5][6]
In view of Utusan's extreme racist rhetoric, the former Opposition-led Perak state government staged a boycott against the newspaper, with other Opposition states following suit. A motion was also set by the Selangor state government to boycott Utusan while all Selangor state agencies and departments were told to refrain from buying the newspaper and to stop advertising in the newspaper, in a move to protest a short story titled "Politik Baru YB J" by columnist Datuk Chamil Wariya that appeared in the paper and depicted an assassination of a fictional character that portrayed Teresa Kok.[7] In addition, Teresa Kok has demanded RM100 million in compensation from Utusan Malaysia Chamil and the publication for defamation, demanding an immediate public retraction by Utusan and an apology to be published in newspapers of her choice, plus an undertaking that Chamil and Utusan will not repeat the allegations and comments contained in the article.[8] DAP has also filed a report against Utusan Malaysia, claiming Chamil was attempting to stir up public sentiments to carry out political assassination against Kok. [9]
Utusan has also been criticised for publishing very little international news; the Foreign News section typically consists of only two to three pages out of 50 pages in total.
In January 2011, the newspaper suspended a journalist, Hata Wahari, president of the National Union of Journalists, after alleging that Hata had brought the newspaper into disrepute and "insulted" its management.[10]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ klpos.com
- ^ Utusan Malaysia in the Malay Wikipedia
- ^ Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng of Penang clarifies matters on youtube.com
- ^ Ketuanan Melayu tercabar - Kaum lain lebih dominan dari segi politik, ekonomi – Tengku Faris (Malay) (Crown Prince of Kelantan: "Malay supremacy challenged" at Utusan.com.my)
- ^ Persoal pemimpin Melayu tolak DEB (Malay)
- ^ Bangkitlah Melayu (Malay) - "Orang Melayu perlu bangkit dan bersatu dalam berhadapan dengan tuntutan kaum lain yang kini dilihat semakin keterlaluan. Mereka juga perlu sedar dan insaf dengan situasi politik semasa yang menyaksikan pelbagai tuntutan hingga boleh menjejaskan kekuatan politik orang Melayu. Sehubungan itu, orang Melayu diminta tidak tunduk kepada tuntutan keterlaluan tersebut sebalik bangkit bersatu bagi mempertahankan hak dan kepentingan mereka."
- ^ Motion for Selangor govt bodies to boycott Utusan
- ^ Kok seeking compensation RM100m suit against paper and columnist
- ^ Another report against Utusan
- ^ NUJ president suspended from Utusan
[edit] External links
- Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad, Utusan Group's official website.
- Official Utusan Malaysia website (Malay)
