Portraying the History of Malaysia in Online Newspapers- A Preliminary Study

AbstractThere has been rising interest in analyzing history textbooks and historiography of Malaysia for the past decade. Much of conducted studies highlight the controversial issues of what is included or excluded. The primary aim of this paper to demonstrate how increased participation of users in online news reshaped public history. It argues that online news goes beyond as a site of news and other informative articles, by enabling the sharing of historical knowledge on the web. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge on the new media and history by having a better understanding to assist in nation building