Welcome to The Malaysian Insight

Jahabar Sadiq Jahabar Sadiq Updated 9 years ago · Published on 31 Mar 2017 7:00AM · 11 Comments

THE Malaysian Insight goes live today, after about a year of planning and getting people to share our vision of what journalism is in a country of controlled news, sensational headlines and an active social media that picks and chooses, cuts and pastes, spins and spews what it calls news.

Or “alternative facts” as coined by United States counsellor to the President Kellyanne Conway in January when she defended White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s false statement about the attendance at Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States.

The more cynical among us will say Malaysia created alternative facts long before Conway used the phrase. And the sceptical will wonder the reasons for another news portal in Malaysia.

This much I can tell you, my colleagues and I are invested in this country as much as most Malaysians are and want to have a portal and platform for a fair exchange of ideas and information.

Ultimately and essentially, it is about Malaysia. We have experienced and fresh journalists, most of whom have worked with me in another portal that met its demise about the same time last year.

Which brings me to the point of it all. We seek to inform and explain, fact check and illuminate the narratives of the country and the issues which have been overshadowed by the daily headlines.

We seek to use the latest technology to provide visual and data-driven reports, insightful analyses and commentaries on a Malaysia that is a far cry from the dreams of those who fought for Merdeka and Malaysia.

The Malaysian Insight is not about saving journalism or jobs, it is about informing Malaysians on the relevant goings-on and issues of the day and those forgotten by the sands of time.

We will have a paywall eventually because you pay to be informed and get it free to be influenced. News is not about clickbait headlines, processing press statements or taking public pronouncements at face value. It is about tireless and diligent investigations and fact-checking.

Meanwhile, sign up and read The Malaysian Insight to know more about issues of the day that matter to the wider public, not just the mandarins and millionaires in Kuala Lumpur who think they know better for Malaysia. – March 31, 2017.

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  • Welcome back... Been miss Malaysia Insider for a year. Now after all the trial of pass year, I hope that the new Malaysian Insight can rise like a phoenix .... Be Strong from now on...

    Posted 9 years ago by Ann Hock Lim · Reply

  • Succinctly put "illuminate the narratives of the countey and issues..."

    Posted 9 years ago by Victor Low · Reply

  • Welcome back!

    Posted 9 years ago by Billy Wong · Reply

  • Let the frivolities begin! We have been denied our daily diet of diatribe and debate for a year. Let it also be a lesson not take freedom for granted or for that matter friendship. Now let's get on with this show and learn our lessons well.

    Posted 9 years ago by David Anandarajoo · Reply

  • Great to see you guys back. We need clean, honest voices in this world.

    Posted 9 years ago by Amar HSS · Reply

  • So happy that you've successfully taken off, M.I. You've been sorely missed. Welcome back! You have a different name now but I bet helmed by Jahabar Sadiq, you still possess the same conviction and spirit and will continue to be the voice of true Malaysian patriots. I wish you nothing but soaring success.

    Posted 9 years ago by U-Chen Oh · Reply

  • Welcome....The Malaysian Insight. Missed you very much. Wish you many wonderful years on journalism.

    Posted 9 years ago by Noorul Ameen · Reply

  • Welcome back, my friend.

    Posted 9 years ago by Burrd Lim · Reply

  • Sure glad to see you guys back. I probably posted the last comment on the old TMI as the lights dimmed and we sang Auld Lang Syne. Now it's time to rock n roll again!

    Posted 9 years ago by Teik poh see · Reply

  • Better re-think the eventual pay wall. Info can be obtained from many sources. Keep the site free but let ads fill your coffers.

    Posted 9 years ago by Chris Sav · Reply

  • After a long waiting period, I am excited to welcome The Malaysian Insight and Jahabar back on my desktop. This website is now a permanent link on my browser toolbar and I hope it stays there....permanently.

    All the best, bro! and Onwards with TMI!

    Posted 9 years ago by Roy Chan · Reply