| Título: | Biotechnology, the Environment, and Alternative Media in Malaysia |
| Autores: | Smeltzer, Sandra; FIMS, University of Western Ontario |
| Fecha: | 2008-02-28 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Health Communication, International Communication Malaysia, Alternative media, Biotechnology, Environment |
| Descripción: | Abstract: The Malaysian government has embarked on an ambitious path to make biotechnology a key driver of the country’s economic future. This burgeoning sector is being developed by a state with a problematic environmental track record, which does not bode well for the future. As mainstream Malaysian media are heavily controlled through a range of restrictive laws and hegemonic pressures to self-censor, critical coverage of biotechnology and its implicit ties to the environment is, not surprisingly, sparse. The focus of this article, however, is the relative scarcity of critical discussions about these issues in the country’s vital alternative media. This article offers a number of suggestions for this shortfall, including government restrictions on available information, the complexity of relevant issues, a lack of recognition of the industry’s importance, and the tenuous relationship between environmental NGOs and alternative media practitioners and organizations. Résumé : Le gouvernement malaisien a entamé le projet ambitieux de faire de la biotechnologie un moteur-clé de l’avenir économique du pays. Cependant, l’état qui développe ce secteur a à ce jour obtenu des résultats problématiques en matière environnementale, ce qui n’est pas de bon augure pour l’avenir. Comme un éventail de lois restrictives et de pressions hégémoniques effectue un contrôle assez lourd des médias malaisiens prédominants, une couverture réellement critique de la biotechnologie et de ses liens implicites à l’environnement se fait rare, ce qui n’est pas trop surprenant. L’objectif de cet article, cependant, est le manque relatif d’examens critiques provenant des médias alternatifs vitaux du pays. Cet article propose certaines explications pour ce manque, y compris : des restrictions gouvernementales sur l’information disponible, la complexité des questions pertinentes, une reconnaissance insuffisante de l’importance de l’industrie, et un rapport ténu entre les ONG environnementaux et les médias alternatifs. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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