BN's new portal just propaganda, say analysts


Radzi Razak

Analysts say BN's new portal theRakyat is an attempt to capitalise on the internet but is unlikely to change the minds of voters who have already decided on whom to support. – theRakyat.com pic, January 5, 2018.

BARISAN Nasional’s move to launch theRakyat, its official portal for the 14th general election, shows that the ruling coalition has realised the limits of its traditional mainstream media, media practitioners and analysts say.

They said it showed that BN has learned from its mistake in the 12th general election in 2008, when the use of social media, blogs, digital news platforms and chat groups heightened political awareness and led to the ruling coalition losing its two-thirds majority.


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  • This portal is full of crap news! Boasting economic digits on mainstream controlled medias but in fact its all lies! Poor Rakyat are getting poorer and more B40 are strugglingng to put food on the table. Even your writers are low educated! No substance, just cut and paste news!

    Posted 6 years ago by Anak Malaysia