The backlash effect: Why black propaganda also hurts those behind it

It is a certainty that as we move closer to the election homestretch, many politicians in the Philippines will be resorting again to black propaganda, and this reminded me of an exam response I drafted for my media and politics class during my first semester here at the University of Missouri. In the following article, […]

Record voter turnout in Malaysia: People alleging poll fraud turn to social media

The ruling party in Malaysia won a slim majority in the May 5 elections, continuing a 56-year rule that many international observers had thought faced a serious threat this year from opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s three-party alliance. But on the night of the elections, many users started tweeting, asking for international attention on allegations of […]