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33. Available at http://www.themalaysianinsider.com .
34. Available at http://www.thenutgraph.com .
35. For an analysis of the emergence of the Malaysian sociopolitical blogosphere, see Vee Vian
Thien, “ The Struggle for Digital Freedom of Speech, ” chapter 3 in this volume.
36. Statistics culled from ITU and MCMC, published by Internet World Statistics, “ Malaysia
Internet Usage and Telecommunications Reports, ” last accessed January 20, 2010, available at
http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/my.htm .
37. This constitutes a large part of all Internet use, with 39.4 percent of all subscriptions being
for home use.
38. SKMM, “ Household Use of the Internet Survey — Statistical Brief Number Seven, ” 2008,
http://www.skmm.gov.my/link_fi le/facts_fi gures/stats/pdf/HUIS08_02.pdf.
39. Brian Ulicny, Christopher J. Matheus, and Mieczyslaw M. Kokar, “ Metrics for Monitoring
a Social-Political Blogosphere: A Malaysian Case Study, ” Internet Computing 14, no. 2 (2010):
36.
40. Gaye Tuchman, Making News: A Study in the Construction of Reality (New York: Free Press,
1978), 138.
41. See the self-description on the home page, last accessed October 15, 2009, available at http://
www.whomakesthenews.org/gmmp-background.html .
42. National Report: Malaysia (Global Media Monitoring Project 2010), last accessed October 20,
2010, available at http://www.whomakesthenews.org/images/stories/restricted/national/Malaysia
.pdf .
43. Pamela Lim, “ Police Intimidation Caught on Video ” (video), LoyarBurok, October 10, 2010,
http://www.loyarburok.com/the-system/bolehland/video-police-intimidation-caught-on-video .
44. Ibid. See comments section.
45. Shahrzad Mojab, “ Information, Censorship, and Gender Relations in Global Capitalism, ”
Information for Social Change 14 (2001 – 2002), http://www.libr.org/isc/articles/14-Mojab.html .
46. See the Malaysia country profi le in this volume for further details.
47. For example, see R.S.N. Murali, “ Reckless Bloggers Can Be Prosecuted, ” The Star , August 18,
2009, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi le=/2009/8/18/nation/4540459 & sec=nation .
48. For example, see SEAPA, “ Blogger Arrested under Offi cial Secrets Act, Another under Investigation; Symptomatic of Clampdown on Online Expression, Says SEAPA, ” IFEX, July 16, 2007,
http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2007/07/16/blogger_arrested_under_offi cial/.
49. For example, see Committee to Protect Journalists, “ Malaysian Blogger Jailed for Two Years
under Security Act, ” September 23, 2008, http://www.cpj.org/2008/09/malaysian-blogger-jailed
-for-two-years-under-secur.php .
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33. Available at http://www.themalaysianinsider.com .
34. Available at http://www.thenutgraph.com .
35. For an analysis of the emergence of the Malaysian sociopolitical blogosphere, see Vee Vian
Thien, “ The Struggle for Digital Freedom of Speech, ” chapter 3 in this volume.
36. Statistics culled from ITU and MCMC, published by Internet World Statistics, “ Malaysia
Internet Usage and Telecommunications Reports, ” last accessed January 20, 2010, available at
http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/my.htm .
37. This constitutes a large part of all Internet use, with 39.4 percent of all subscriptions being
for home use.
38. SKMM, “ Household Use of the Internet Survey — Statistical Brief Number Seven, ” 2008,
http://www.skmm.gov.my/link_fi le/facts_fi gures/stats/pdf/HUIS08_02.pdf.
39. Brian Ulicny, Christopher J. Matheus, and Mieczyslaw M. Kokar, “ Metrics for Monitoring
a Social-Political Blogosphere: A Malaysian Case Study, ” Internet Computing 14, no. 2 (2010):
36.
40. Gaye Tuchman, Making News: A Study in the Construction of Reality (New York: Free Press,
1978), 138.
41. See the self-description on the home page, last accessed October 15, 2009, available at http://
www.whomakesthenews.org/gmmp-background.html .
42. National Report: Malaysia (Global Media Monitoring Project 2010), last accessed October 20,
2010, available at http://www.whomakesthenews.org/images/stories/restricted/national/Malaysia
.pdf .
43. Pamela Lim, “ Police Intimidation Caught on Video ” (video), LoyarBurok, October 10, 2010,
http://www.loyarburok.com/the-system/bolehland/video-police-intimidation-caught-on-video .
44. Ibid. See comments section.
45. Shahrzad Mojab, “ Information, Censorship, and Gender Relations in Global Capitalism, ”
Information for Social Change 14 (2001 – 2002), http://www.libr.org/isc/articles/14-Mojab.html .
46. See the Malaysia country profi le in this volume for further details.
47. For example, see R.S.N. Murali, “ Reckless Bloggers Can Be Prosecuted, ” The Star , August 18,
2009, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi le=/2009/8/18/nation/4540459 & sec=nation .
48. For example, see SEAPA, “ Blogger Arrested under Offi cial Secrets Act, Another under Investigation; Symptomatic of Clampdown on Online Expression, Says SEAPA, ” IFEX, July 16, 2007,
http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2007/07/16/blogger_arrested_under_offi cial/.
49. For example, see Committee to Protect Journalists, “ Malaysian Blogger Jailed for Two Years
under Security Act, ” September 23, 2008, http://www.cpj.org/2008/09/malaysian-blogger-jailed
-for-two-years-under-secur.php .