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The Tuesday trial

The Tuesday trial  Fed up with what they see as biased and distorted reporting, a group of Malaysians has launched a campaign urging the public to boycott newspapers ahead of a general elections slated for March 2008. The mainstream print media is largely controlled by ruling coalition parties or business interests close to them. Already pro-establishment in their reporting, they usually turn into full-blown propaganda tools in the run up to elections.

The call for a "Paper Free Tuesday'

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