Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Star - Reputation Massively Discounted !

Yes my friends ... The Star are having a massive discount ! Their reputation has gone below industry levels !

Come, come, come now to The Star! Professionalism and ethics are massively reduced ! In fact , respect and journalistic behaviour are having closing down sales ! NST closed theirs down two years ago !


Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ... let us all rush into The Star! It is complete madness! The prices of reputation and ethics are below the line !



Yep ... indeed that would be the Warehouse Guy of Chasers' method of critically selling The Star if this was to happen in Australia ....

Totally embarassing to publish a photograph of some youths with banners holding placards critically damning Tun Dr Mahathir. Where is the respect for the statesman who led us for 22 years ? He dedicated his whole life to public service .

If he was in the West, the people will respect and honour this man like a God ! His dedication and service to the public and government duties can not be denied. There might be differences in politics and opinions of policies but nevertheless, he was there for us and took care of the country for 22 years.

Was his priority his family or personal interests ? No ... he worked hard from morning till midnight for the country.

Why then do we have youths who were not even born, when Klinik Maha was set up and Mahathir entered public service, holding placards to damn him ?

The question is, were these youths given permits to exercise their rights to express ? Did the police allow it ? Can I one day stand in front of Seri Perdana holding placards saying

"Pak Lah, hormat lah institusi Barisan Nasional dan sumbangan Dr Mahathir".

Can I also stand in front of the office for Malaysian Youth Secretariat and hold a placard saying "Where is your damn respect for Tun, you little ciku? "

Ooh .... I might as well go to The Star with a placard saying "The Star MUDAH LUPA" . Well , I dont see the reason why the youths can do it outside an inquiry with placard screaming "Saya budak kurang ajar dan tak hormat Tun". Yes kids ... that is what your actions are screaming in the eyes and ears of the public !

I understand also that this group were at Seri Perdana with "sleepy pictures of Pak Lah" and gave him some pillows on that day. But I don't remember seeing any articles in the mainstream media except of course blogs online were daring enough to tell all !

I used to praise The Star for their fair and just journalistic ethics in reporting Tun's criticism of Pak Lah few years ago. I sent a letter praising The Star's editor and condemning NST for their lopsided article and the out-of-his-mind editor Datuk Kalimullah.

Now, I wish to withdraw my respect for The Star. I hope they can be more sensitive to issues like this in the future and have respect for elder statesmen. Preserve political stability and do not be the catalyst of another political chaos.

Play your part well The Star or shut down !

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