Counter-ideological forces of “Mr Gate” in online journalism in Malaysia: a study of MalaysiaKini and The Malaysian Insider

• Main Authors: Kasmani, Mohd Faizal, Sabran, Rosidayu, Othman, Siti Suriani, Ramle, Noor Adzrah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: PN1990 Broadcasting
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/20939/1/shsconf_icome2017%201%206xxvv.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/20939/; http://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173300052
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The online news media are said to have changed the understanding of the gatekeeping theory. Due to the virtually unlimited news space together with the interactivity in the online presentation of news, the Internet defies the whole conception of gate keeping in journalism.This article seeks to exam...