ISEAS Perspective: Media Literacy in Malaysia: A Vital Reliance on Network Confirmation

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A woman checks her mobile phone in Kuala Lumpur on July 12, 2023 | Photo by Mohd RASFAN/AFP.

In this report published by NYSEAN Partner ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Benjamin Y.H. Loh investigates how Malaysians practice media literacy in a fast-moving and often untrustworthy media landscape. He asserts that media literacy frameworks should move beyond individual skills to reflect how people can collectively make sense of information they consume.

Benjamin Y.H. Loh is Visiting Fellow of the Media, Technology and Society Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and Lecturer at Monash University.

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