I refer to the comments section of the Malaysiakini report BN on track to victory, opposition struggling .

I am quite disturbed by some comments which blame Malaysiakini for publishing Bernama- reported news because they expect Malaysiakini to be unbiased and publish their own analyses on the Bagan Pinang polls.

What are these people expecting? What is the ‘truth’ when there are no other stories to compare with?

If Malaysiakini were to shun all government agencies , then they are just as bad as Bernama which is perceived as biased. Are these people expecting Malaysiakini to produce arbitrary truth?

So what happens if Bernama reports news in favour of Pakatan Rakyat? Is that the truth only because that is what these people want to read?

One should read both Malaysiakini-produced stories and Bernama reports, and consider.

Otherwise, the perception of bias towards Bernama is just a borrowed conventional wisdom.

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