This Merdeka season, CIJ is bringing to you stories of journalism, the media & our country from the past.

Today's posting is the first in a series that will highlight notable local media coverage throughout the years & the ups and downs of the industry.

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Today we'll be looking at the coverage of Merdeka, or Malaya's independence (Malaysia would be formed later on).

In this image, we have Berita Harian (i.e. the Straits Times' Malay-language arm), the Malay Mail & Utusan.

@bharianmy @malaymail @UMonline

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The media was crucial in pushing the very idea of "Merdeka" & they could do this by wielding editorial independence in a dynamic media environment.

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In particular, Utusan, under founding editor Yusof Ishak (later president of Singapore), was instrumental in coining & popularising the concept of Merdeka.

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This is what Assistant Professor Imran Tajudeen, from the National University of Singapore (NUS), had to say about Utusan & Merdeka.

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This is what Assistant Professor Imran Tajudeen, from the National University of Singapore (NUS), had to say about Utusan & Merdeka. #MemoriMediaMerdeka
This is what Assistant Professor Imran Tajudeen, from the National University of Singapore (NUS), had to say about Utusan & Merdeka. #MemoriMediaMerdeka
Unfortunately, that's all that we have for today, folks!

What's something new that you learned today from our posters? Tell us all about it with the #MemoriMediaMerdeka hashtag!

P.S. Watch this space for more from our campaign in the run-up to Malaysia Day!

Happy Merdeka! 🇲🇾
Missing this year's Merdeka parade?

Here's a highlight from @designarkib's collection of some images from 1971's Merdeka Parade, the historical context & media coverage surrounding it.

Check out this thread to see what that's all about: https://twitter.com/CIJ_Malaysia/status/1300689865386807296?s=20
How are our media doing today? Have we moved forward in our portrayal of women? Have we grown the spaces available for the freedom of expression of women?

Check out this thread to see how the 1976 issue of Wanita magazine portrayed women back then: https://twitter.com/CIJ_Malaysia/status/1301029359659048962?s=20
There was a housing crisis in the 1970s & 80s. Now we face a housing crisis yet again.

How has media coverage changed (or not) since then?

Check out this thread to see how the 1982 issue of Nadi Insan pushed for social justice & equality: https://twitter.com/CIJ_Malaysia/status/1301414715675914242?s=20
We talk about the media a lot but really, so much of what we see and read is not news but ads.

Check out this thread to explore the relationship between our Malaysian media and advertising! https://twitter.com/CIJ_Malaysia/status/1301777029604360196?s=20
With political uncertainty comes new laws & new crackdowns on the media.

Check out this thread for a brief history of some of these laws & how they continue to impact our media landscape today! https://twitter.com/CIJ_Malaysia/status/1303216515085250561
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