Heating up the battle: the role of the media in the souring of Malaysia - Indonesia relations / Ruhanas Harun

• Main Author: Harun, Ruhanas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centre for Media and Information Warfare Studies 2009
• Subjects: Political science; Scope of international relations. Political theory. Diplomacy
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26978/1/26978.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26978/

The media, especially the press and television have become powerful instruments in shaping public opinion on domestic and international issues. The current disharmony in Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral relations is an example of the importance of mass media in influencing the perception of people about...