期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2019
卷号：9
期号：3
页码：626-640
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i3/5731
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：The vast development in information technology nowadays has brought a shift to change politics in Malaysia. Blogs have then become an influential medium in reporting various news as our community begins to reject mainstream media due to the fact that this reported news were bias. In countries that do not practice freedom of media, blogs will serve as an important medium in the dissemination of information to the public which was often deemed as lacking of new information and was not presented by the mainstream media. Thus, this research paper is looking into how blogs have unfolded a pathway towards the democratization of information in Malaysia. This study has used a qualitative approach by conducting in-depth interviews on two blogger groups comprising of different political ideologies. A total of eight well-known bloggers in Malaysia were selected as participants. The results show that blogs have opened a new platform in delivering information to the community. Besides that, laws or acts that can be imposed to bloggers do not stop the bloggers from expressing their opinions freely. Additionally, an exposure to the identity of a blogger has led to an increase in the credibility of a blog. Blogs are also seen to have a strong influence on the public's mind. Exposing to disclose news or events by bloggers is seen as an effort to provide important information for the public to view the truth from the disseminated information. It also turns out that freedom of speech through cyberspace especially blogs has taken place in Malaysia. However, the stated freedom is not absolute.
