Saturday, May 2, 2009

NPC 2009-2011

A New Term. The new exco of the National Press Club completes its first month next week.

We have had:

1. One exco meeting, in which we decided to set up a committee under the watch of the club's Adviser, Encik Mokhtar Hussein of Bernama, to review the National Press Club's Constitution, especially with regards to how we should define "Journalism" and who qualifies to be called a "journalist".

2. A talk at the club for bloggers, by prominent lawyer Datuk Shafee Abdullah. The topic was the Perak issue. Bloggers present included OutSyed The Box, Parpukari, Melayu Lama, A Voice, Shar101, Old Fart, Big Dog, and SK Thew.

3. The launch of the NPC's Series of National Discourse in Ipoh, Perak, where we had the counsels for UMNO and DAP square off at the Ipoh Town Hall for the benefit of some 250 members of the public. Shafee delivered the keynote address, OutSyed the Box moderated.

4. A media night for NPC members at GAB. Charles Ireland, the GAB boss, was made an Honorary Member of the NPC.

The next do is a morning event, on the 9th of May, to mark Press Freedom Day. The event will be jointly held with the National Union of Journalists. We hope to rope in other press bodies to support the do. More details, soonest.

9 comments:

  1. As-Salam Bro Rocky,
    Congrats on ur initiative in creating dis new blog fer d netizens,.. Ma dis blog be a blog fer all to learn about d truth & hopefully no spinning d gasing,..heheh,..wat else can I say...(",)

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  2. Wow, this is cool bro!

    I am the first follower of this blog!

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  3. Congratulations for starting this. Best wishes too!

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  4. Rocky,

    Heard Malay Mail be sold off and the potential buyer has agreed on one condition.

    He just wants the brand and not the staff. Therefore the owners have decided to VSSed the staff before handing over the paper to the potential owner.

    If that's the case, the staff will receive compensation of not more than 2 months because Malay Mail under the new owner is less than 2 years old.

    But at the end of the day, the numbers are important. I mean not the circulation figures. The numbers in the ledger.

    Problems with editors at the Malay Mail now they sweep numbers on the ledger under the carpet and speak only on the exaggerating circulation figures.

    Pity Ibrahim Nor whose thoughts still in the 80s.

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  5. Thank you bro brotherhood, Parpukari and Old Fart.

    Anon 11:27,

    That's an interesting piece of information. I am not sure it is wholly accurate, though. I have been talking to Ibrahim Nor, you see. It hasn't been a bed or roses for him. The damage that had been done to the Malay Mail during Kalimullah's reign and the period that it was under Syed Faisal Albar is severe. Ibrahim and gang have succeeded in recapturing some of the lustre of the old Malay Mail but I suppose, in someone's words, "the world has moved on".

    Don't rule out Ibrahim - and the Malay Mail - yet, though. It's the oldest paper in Malaysia, older than NST even. Rich in history, steep in tradition. Something like the Malay Mail doesn't just get lost, y'see.

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  6. I only knew about this blog from Rocky's very short status update at Facebook.

    And already, there are at least two interesting things: 1) Ahmad Talib being head of NSTP 2) Malay Mail sold off... Staff VSSed. Keep us all posted, please - not just Rocky but also Anon 2:27AM and others who may have press/media-related news, rumours and whatever. This promises to be an interesting blog.

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  7. read my blog:

    Thursday, May 7, 2009
    Walkdtalk pengecut

    Apabila dimaklumkan beberapa orang sahabat handai yang menyuruh saya membaca blog walkdtalk09, sebaik pulang dari kerja, terus saya membacanya. Suami saya agak marah apabila membacanya, tetapi apabila saya membaca tulisan itu terasa lucu pula.

    Saya memang tidak hormat orang yang suka "baling batu sembunyi tangan". Bagi saya penulis seperti ini berani di belakang sahaja dengan bersenjatakan pena, tetapi takut bersemuka dan berselindung di sebalik nama samaran. Bagi saya orang seperti ini adalah seorang penakut. Bak kata bidalan, paku dulang paku serpih, mengata orang dia yang lebih!

    Profilnya berbunyi "Menyahut cabaran DS Najib, berani menegur dan berani berubah" Nak termuntah saya membaca ayat itu. Awak yang sebenarnya yang cakap tak serupa bikin. Kalau awak berani menegur, kenapa mesti berselindung di sebalik nama samaran?

    Saya boleh menerima teguran dan kritik dan tidak akan berselindung di sebalik topeng. Semua orang boleh membaca profil saya dan tahu di mana mahu mencari saya. Tidak seperti awak, penakut!

    Awak sedar tak apa yang awak tulis itu bukan komen, tetapi adalah satu fitnah yang direka dan SUA PM sendiri boleh menyokong kenyataan saya.

    Beliau mendakwa mendengar sendiri perbualan saya yang kononnya meminta projek dari SUA PM (macamlah orang tak tahu siapa yang dimaksudkannya itu).

    Wahai cik kak/adik/abang di sebalik gambar orang tua manalah tu! Sesiapa pun boleh mereka ayat seperti yang awak reka itu. Adakah awak mempunyai bukti yang sahih mengenai tempat, tarikh waktu, rakaman dan saksi peristiwa itu berlaku?

    Saya sudah menelefon SUA PM, Datuk Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad dan memberitahu beliau mengenai penulisan blogger penakut ini serta meminta nasihat beliau apakah tindakan yang wajar dilakukan.

    Datuk Tengku Sarifuddin pada mulanya terkejut, tetapi selepas saya membacakan komen itu di telefon, beliau terbahak-bahak ketawa dan berkata: "Bila masa engkau minta aku projek dan apa projek yang aku boleh beri pada kau? Mengarut. Inilah masalah blogger yang menulis sesuka hati dan mereka cerita. Aku sokong jika engkau mahu membuat laporan polis."

    Wahai penulis yang berselindung di sebalik topeng, saya sudah mengenali Datuk Tengku Sarifuddin selama 20 tahun dan sejak beliau menjadi setiausaha akhbar PM selama lebih dari 10 tahun saya tidak pernah memintanya apa-apa daripadanya. Saya juga tidak pernah meminta apa-apa daripada mana-mana Menteri, Timbalan Menteri atau KSU.

    Saya juga hidup sederhana dari dulu sampai sekarang. Walaupun duduk di apartment kos sederhana dan memandu kereta yang sudah berusia lapan tahun saya gembira kerana apa yang saya ada adalah hasil titik peluh sendiri secara HALAL, tanpa mengemis meminta projek dari Menteri atau wakil rakyat!

    WalkdTalk melabel saya sebagai blogger setengah masak. Tapi saya nak tanya, bukankah awak sendiri pun baru setahun jagung dalam bidang ini? Bukankah blog awak sendiri pun pun baru bermula April 2009. Saya juga nak tanya dah berapa lama awak belajar menulis? Saya juga nak tanya kenapa takut nak dedahkan identiti? Bukankah berani kerana benar?

    Saya tidak kisah jika beliau mengkritik penulisan saya. Tetapi apa yang beliau tulis adalah satu fitnah dan membabitkan dua pihak lain, iaitu Datuk Tengku Sarifuddin dan majikan saya, Agendadaily (walhal di nota pengenalan blog ini saya sudah menyatakan bahawa segala tulisan saya tidak mewakili organisasi tempat saya bekerja).

    Fitnah beliau itu boleh menjejaskan reputasi saya, Datuk Tengku Sarifuddin dan majikan saya. Dengan nama ALLAH saya bersumpah tulisan/tuduhan Walkdtalk adalah fitnah yang bertujuan menjejaskan kredibiliti saya dan majikan saya!

    Walkdtalk, I dare you to reveal yourself and prove your allegations. Are you man or woman enough to come to me and repeat your allegations straight at my face?

    Atas semangat keadilan, saya memberi peluang kepada WalkdTalk untuk menarik balik tuduhan fitnah ini. Saya memberi tempoh sehingga 8 Mei, 2009, jam 10 pagi. Sekiranya saya tidak mendapat apa-apa maklum balas dari anda, saya akan membuat laporan polis secara rasminya.

    And I am not joking!

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  8. wow u have made a blogger marah la walkdTalk...apa lagi ......u dah talk now lets see u walk la....or tell hantu to fly off and leave his telur to you hows dat?

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  9. now that you are the npc president again ....please spruce up the npc club for its going down the drain in terms of cleanliness & maintenance.

    the building need a good paint job inside out. the toilets stinks. the whole place needs cleaning daily and mopped.the little garden need to be landscaped and maintained.

    the caterer is doing a decent job with the F& B but i think they are also responsible for the upkeeping of the building or is it the duty of the manager.

    NPC can easily get sponsors to landscape the little garden that we have and give it a better facade.

    we have confidence in you Mister Rocky, but dont neglect the cleanliness & maintenance....dont forget you invite VIPs' to the club.....so mesti ada class la.

    kick the arses of your committee members if you have to. if they want to be elected they must realise they have an obligation in being a good responsible one....make these buggers work and not just minum2 and mabuk2

    oh yes some of your committee members after much alchohol they tend to be horny and misbehave....check this out.

    these comments are in good faith cos we have faith and confidence in you bringing the NPC to greater heights...cheers.

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