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Newspaper In Malaysia Case Study

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Similar to a lot of countries, the arrival of mass media and print press in Malaya, now Malaysia, was brought in along with the colonialism of Europeans. On March 1, 1806, the first newspaper published in Malaya was Government Gazette in English language, which was later renamed in religious rite as the Prince of Wales Island Gazette (PWIG) (Anuar, M.K., 2007). The publication was at an official residence located on the Penang island, called Prince of Wales Island (Othman, M. D., 1992). It was controlled by the British East India Company, which was owned by A.B. Bone, an Indian entrepreneur. The PWIG was a publication of commercial targeted towards the colonialists and expatriates (Anuar, M. K., 2007). Prince of Wales Island Gazette (PWIG).
In the beginning of 1800s, the governor of Penang thought it was necessary to issue a licence to Bone, despite there was no regulation in the Straits Settlements that was related to the issuance of newspaper licences (Anuar, M. K., 2007). There was an argument that this action was the starting point of …show more content…

Most of the newspapers by Malaysian was important as their purpose is to prepare for self-government. It is because they had realized the huge impact towards the people. The industry of newspapers in Malaysia was to help push commerce, political philosophy and culture at the beginning. The Chinese and Tamil newspapers that published contents regarding their homeland had made a shift as many Chinese and Indian immigrants decided to stay in the country. The newspapers started to highlight on local matters that attracts their readers. They also began to encourage readers to remain their stay in Malaysia. The newspapers we read today are all influenced and transformed from the past happenings. Newspapers plays a significant role no matter when. It is a key source for us to be involved with events such as politics, society and economy. Therefore, the newspaper industry is still strong as the impact of the publications is still

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