Pro-Umno bloggers fail to protect Rosmah, says student leader BY EILEEN NG Published: 28 November 2014
Pro-Umno bloggers have failed to protect the prime minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor from being attacked by the opposition, a student leader said today. Castigating the bloggers for failing to do their jobs properly, Overseas Undergraduates Club representative Nur Farhana Mohd Anuar said despite the party leaders being repeatedly attacked by pro-opposition bloggers, Umno online supporters are often slow in responding due to their limited numbers and network. "The party president and other leaders often become victims of false news by those from the opposition.
"Even Datin Seri Rosmah, who is not a politician, has fallen victim by becoming the bloggers' favourite punching bag," she said while debating Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak's policy speech at the Umno general assembly today.
What was worse, the fifth-year medical student said, was that at times, the pro-government bloggers shared false information perpetrated by opposition supporters.
She said social media should be treated as a war zone and government-friendly bloggers needed to be more strategic and aggresive in winning over the hearts and minds of a tech-savvy electorate.
“The reality is that leaders today are behind the times and this was taken advantage of by the party's foes who are good at spreading information, so much so that false news is sometimes taken as the truth.
"We are ready to be junior bloggers to defend our leaders who are ridiculed on social media," she pledged. – November 28, 2014.
Perwakilan: Blogger lambat pertahan Rosmah
Seorang wakil siswa Umno menegur penulis blog dari kalangan parti itu yang didakwa lambat bertindak balas ke atas tulisan dari kem lawan mereka untuk mempertahankan isteri perdana menteri Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.
Wakil Kelab Mahasiswa Luar Negara, Nur Farhana Mohd Anuar berkata beliau bimbang jika kelemahan itu akan memberi kelebihan kepada pihak lawan.
Beliau membangkitkan kebimbangan mengenai tindakan "penulis blog pembangkang" yang menurutnya menyebarkan maklumat dan dakway palsu mengenai Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
"Ini termasuklah Datin Rosmah Mansor yang bukan sebagai ahli politik, penulis blog (pembangkang) juga menyerangnya saban hari tanpa rasa simpati.
"Namun acap kali serangan ini, lambat diserang balas oleh penyokong Umno kerana rangkaian blogger pro-Umno yang terhad.
"Lebih malang lagi, kita tolong kongsi dakyah pembangkang ini," kata Nurfarhana ketika membahaskan usul ucapan dasar presiden di Perhimpunan Agung Umno di PWTC.
Beliau berkata pihaknya bertekad sedia menjadi pembela untuk mempertahankan pemimpin negara daripada terus diperlekehkah oleh media sosial pembangkang.
Nur Farhana berkata pihak yang lebih agresif dalam penyebaran data lebih mudah menakluki pembaca dan beliau mengakui pemimpin Umno ketinggalan untuk menguasai maklumat dengan pantas.
"Dan pihak yang berjaya memenuhi tuntutan itu lebih cenderung, lebih berjaya dalam penyebaran berita sama ada benar mahupun yang palsu.
"Justeru itu setiap persepsi diterima sebagai fakta atau realiti walaupun ia sebenarnya palsu," katanya.
tak patut, tak patut....makan gaji buta
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