Utusan Malaysia Terkini- The Malayasian Newspaper Daily

An introduction Utusan Malaysia Terkini, a Malaysian newspaper daily was found in the year of 1939. The phrase Utusan Malaysia when translated into English means Malaysian ourier. The politi!al alignment of the newspaper !an "e said to "e pre#go$ernment or right winged and thus is referred as an unoffi!ial agent for the ruling go$ernment whi!h is the United Malays %ational &rgani'ation. Utusan (roup is "oth the owner and the pu"lisher. The newspaper is pu"lished daily in two languages ) Malay and English. &ne of the founding fathers of this newspaper daily ) *"dul +ahim ,a-ai was du""ed as the .ather of Malay /ournalism. 0hen during the in$asion of /apan in Malaysia and 1ingapore the pu"li!ation of Utusan Malaysia Terkini was temporarily suspended. 2n the initial years that are in 1934 the head5uarters were situated on e!il 1treet whi!h later got relo!ated to ,uala 6umpur. The workers staged a strike against the ruling party, United Malays %ational &rgani'ation a!!using them of taking o$er the organi'ation and e7pressed their !on!erns o$er how Utusan would gain its independen!e. This in!ident o!!urred in the year 1981 and e$er sin!e then Utusan Malaysia Terkini has remained the unoffi!ial party spokesperson for the UM%& despite of the fa!t that the workers !ontinued their strikes and protests. The offi!ial pu"li!ation !ame out on the 1 st of 1eptem"er in 1989 as the +omani'ed $ersion. Format of the Newspaper Utusan Terkini is pu"lished on daily "asis !onsisting of di$erse topi!s ranging the !urrent affairs to "asi! news. 2t !onsists of o$er 3: pages and additionally pro$iding the readers with supplement papers on fashion, health, musi!, te!hnology, politi!s and entertainment. +egional arti!les, "usiness and edu!ation news are also !o$ered. The logo of this newspaper daily is a "lue masthead. Circulation The sales of this newspaper went high in the 199;<s selling 34;,;;; !opies per day and went on to "e!ome one of the largest selling newspapers in Malaysia. 2n :;1; though the !ir!ulation has fell down where a"out 19;,;;; !opies were sold, only. =owe$er "y :;1:, sales pi!ked up 19>,;;; !opies daily How was it received? The newspaper !ome has !ome under !riti!ism a num"er of times for pu"lishing dou"le standard news against opposition parties. ?one in regard to politi!al news and often the statements gi$en "y the prime ministers of opposition parties were fa"ri!ated, manipulated and !hanged out of !onte7t to suit the re5uirements of the newspaper.2t has also "een reported that the newspaper has pro$oked ra!ist

sentiments amongst the masses@Utusan Malaysia was a!!used of pu"lishing highly ra!ist news against the hinese. /ust after the general ele!tions on :;13, they pu"lished a news against the hinese Malaysians. The headline was titled ) *pa lagu ina mahuA meaning what else do the hinese wantA The newspaper daily went on to a!!use the hinese Malaysians "y la"eling them ungrateful and reportedly trying to dethrone the Malaysian go$ernment. Utusan Malaysia Terkini has "een !riti!i'ed hea$ily for pu"lishing $ery little arti!les on foreign news. *lso held for pu"lishing irresponsi"le arti!les and a!!using other parties of things not !ommitted, Utusan Malaysia Terkini has "een held as the sole newspaper for reporting news only for the ruling go$ernment party whi!h is the United Malays %ational &rgani'ation. Utusan Malaysia Terkini also had to fa!e a num"er of lawsuits mostly "e!ause of its defamatory !o$erage of news.