the internet and alternative media in Malaysia

Annotated Bibliography of case studies found:

• Brown, G. (2005). The rough and rosy road: Sites of contestation in Malaysia's shackled media industry. Pacific Affairs, 78(1): 39-56

Brown addresses thee subject of media control in Malaysia under Barisan National (BN - National Front) regime, the coalition of ethnically-based political parties that has ruled the country since independence. Approaching the topic with a non-liberal approach, it focuses on counter trends within the media, areas of negotiation and dispute both within and beyond the BN regime.

• Holmes, L. & Grieco, M. (2001) The internet, email and the Malaysia Political Crisis: The Power of Transparency. Asia Pacific Business Review, 8, 59-72