Benjamin Y.H. Loh was a Visiting Fellow of the Media, Technology and Society Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and is a senior lecturer at Taylor’s University, Malaysia.
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Articles by Benjamin Y.H. Loh (6)
Media Literacy in Malaysia: A Vital Reliance on Network Confirmation
Benjamin Y.H. Loh
This Long Read reports findings from a study investigating how Malaysians practise media literacy in a fast-moving and often untrustworthy media landscape. A key finding is that respondents with busy schedules who still want to verify the information they come across, turn to leveraging trusted social networks.
Conditional Support for Palestinian ‘Refugees’ in Malaysia
Benjamin Y.H. Loh|Aslam Abd Jalil
Support for Palestinians being housed in Malaysia has fallen, as Malaysians equate the Palestinians with bringing the same socio-economic ills associated with the Rohingyas.
Platforming and Free Speech: Academia Caught Off Guard in Malaysia
Benjamin Y.H. Loh
Inflammatory conduct by a visiting foreign professor ignited a firestorm in Malaysia’s academia. The debacle underscores the need for a more nuanced approach to free speech, and a critical consideration of who gets to use the university as a platform.
Rhetorical Sympathy for the Palestinian Struggle in Malaysia and the Poignant Misuse of ‘Zionism’
Benjamin Y.H. Loh|Sarah Ali
Malaysia’s online and offline support for Palestine in light of the 7 October 2023 attacks seems to indicate a dualism in solidarity— voluble support for the Palestinian cause juxtaposed with opposition to taking in Palestinian refugees and asylum seekers.
Increased Cybertrooper Activity in Malaysia’s State Elections and Increased Voter Apathy on Social Media
Benjamin Y.H. Loh|Sarah Ali
The ugliness on social media during the campaigning for last week’s Malaysian state elections may mark an irreversible trend in the country’s politics, and not for the better.