Can’t The Wall Street Journal report honestly?
Salleh Said Keruak
Today, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said: Critic of Malaysia’s Najib Arrested on Corruption Charges. WSJ was actually reporting about Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s arrest for corruption but the way they presented the headline the impression they gave is that Guan Eng was arrested for criticising rather than for alleged corruption.
The first paragraph of that news report was: A Malaysian opposition politician who has criticized Prime Minister Najib Razak’s handling of state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. was charged with corruption in his role as chief minister of Penang state.
So, again, they insinuate or plant in the mind of the reader that Guan Eng’s arrest is due to his criticism of the Prime Minister’s handling of 1MDB. WSJ then says: In May the Penang government froze 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s purchase of 234 acres in the state until, Mr. Lim said at the time, the fund manages its affairs with “accountability and transparency.”
The way WSJ presented their news report is as if the entire issue is about 1MDB and Najib and not because of the alleged corruption. And this is the news agency that the opposition says is to be believed, is very professional, has no hidden agenda, is not targeting Najib, and so on.
