INTERNATIONAL COPY-CAT ?? MALAYSIAS NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY, BERNAMA CAUGHT OUT FOR PLAGIARISM BY INDONESIAS JAKARTA GLOBE tinyurl/l9ns33r From Jakarta Globe: Malaysia’s national news agency, Bernama, was found to have plagiarized, word for word, two articles that were published by the Jakarta Globe. On Saturday, July 5, as part of its live coverage of the fifth and final presidential debate, the Globe published an article on its website titled “In Closing Debate, Joko Promises Bureaucratic ‘Breakthrough,’ While Prabowo Strives for ‘A Dignified Nation.’” thejakartaglobe/news/closing-debate-joko-promises-bureaucratic-breakthrough-prabowo-strives-dignified-nation/ The following day, it was discovered that Bernama had published a similar article titled, “Joko Promises Bureaucratic ‘Breakthrough,’ While Prabowo Strives for ‘A Dignified Nation.’”bernama/bernama/v7/newsindex.php?id=1051678 The Malaysian news agency had copied the Globe’s piece verbatim, attributing one of the many quotes in the article to this newspaper. Bernama also removed the names of Globe reporters Josua Gantan and Andrea Wijaya, the original authors of the story, replacing the byline with what is assumed to be the name of a Bernama journalist, Elmi Rizal Alias. On the same day, Singapore-based Channel News Asia republished the plagiarized article on its website. The piece, however, had been renamed, “Indonesia Election: Jokowi, Prabowo Face Off in Final TV Debate.” channelnewsasia/news/asiapacific/indonesia-election-jokowi/1241256.html# NOT THE FIRST TIME Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Monday’s discovery was NOT the first time Bernama drew “inspiration” from the Globe. On July 1, following the fourth debate, the Globe uploaded an article on its website titled “Hatta Says Indonesia Should Take Advantage of Its ‘Demographic Bonus.’”thejakartaglobe/news/hatta-says-indonesia-take-advantage-demographic-bonus/ The same story was found on Bernama’s website with the slightly altered title “Indonesia Should Take Advantage of Its ‘Demographic Bonus’ — Hatta.”bernama/bernama/v7/newsindex.php?id=1050288 Similarly, the Malaysian news agency only attributed one of the article’s many quotes to the Globe, and replaced the original reporter’s name — Basten Gokkon — with that of the elusive Elmi Rizal Alias. The Globe made numerous attempts to contact and seek clarification from Bernama on Sunday. However, the news agency was not immediately available to give comment on the matter. SERIOUS VIOLATION Wina Armada, a member of the Indonesian Press Council and an expert in press law from the University of Indonesia, told the Globe that the incident amounted to “a serious violation of [Indonesia’s] copyright laws.” “For a case like this, the law is such that even if the disadvantaged party does not file a police report about the incident, the police can still take action against the perpetrator,” Wina said. “If it is true that [the Bernama reporter] has plagiarized [the Globe’s articles], according to Indonesian laws, the Malaysian journalist can be [charged and] imprisoned,” he said. Wina added that the incident was particularly regrettable as Bernama was the official news agency for the Malaysian government, under its Ministry of Communication and Multimedia. “From a journalistic point of view, this is a serious violation of the journalistic code of ethics. This is not professional journalism,” he said. “Moreover, this is not only partial [plagiarism] — the whole [article] has been plagiarized. Plagiarism is a very basic error in journalism. If this is true, the perpetrator should not be allowed to continue his profession as a journalist. “This should not be condoned. In journalism, upholding credibility and honesty should be number one,” Wina added. Hikmahanto Juwana, an international law expert from the University of Indonesia, similarly told the Globe that the incident was regrettable. Hikmahanto said. “THEY EVEN CHANGED THE [GLOBE] REPORTERS NAMES. Perhaps [Bernama’s] reporter ran out of news, that’s why he took news [from the Globe].” In response to the incident, Ruhut Sitompul, a legislator and a member of the legal affairs commission at the Indonesian House of Representatives, said Bernama ought to be “sued for the matter.” “Legal action should be taken against its representative in Indonesia,” Ruhut told the Globe. - JAKARTA GLOBE ----------------------- IT IS NOT ONLY CALLED JOURNALISTIC LAZINESS, BUT DOWNRIGHT CHEATING!! BERNAMA IS A TAX-PAYER FUNDED NEWS AGENCY !!! DI MANA MARUAH ?? HOW EMBARRASSING!!! This is what BERNAMA says about itself on its website: bernama/aboutbernama/bi/about_bernama.htm The Malaysian National News Agency or BERNAMA, a statutory body, was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and began operations in May 1968. A five-member Supervisory Council appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is created to ensure that BERNAMA is always guided by the provisions of the Act in implementing its objectives. BERNAMA is managed by a Board of Governors appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The Board comprises a Chairman and six representatives each from the Federal Government and Newspapers that are subscribers of BERNAMA. They each have alternate members who are also appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The BERNAMA management is headed by a General Manager who is assisted by a Management Committee that implements all programmes and activities as well as decisions of the Board of Governors. The agency has its offices in all the states in Malaysia and correspondents in Singapore and Jakarta and stringers or retainers in Washington, London, Manila, New Delhi, Dhaka, Melbourne and Vancouver. Equipped with fully computerised operations, it provides general and economic news services and screen-based real time financial information services to subscribers in Malaysia and Singapore. BERNAMA’s role as a source of reliable and latest news is well known among local & international media including government agencies, corporations, universities and individuals nationwide. Most Malaysian newspapers and electronic media and other international news agencies are BERNAMA subscribers. BERNAMA is operating in the information industry, which is competitive but has tremendous growth potential. Previously BERNAMA’s news and information were only in the form of text and still photographs but with the launching of its audio-visual unit known as BERNAMA TV in September 1998, news is now available in the form of visuals. BERNAMA is continuously conducting research to upgrade the quality of its products and services which include real-time financial information, real-time news, an electronic library, dissemination of press releases, event management, photo and video footage. The Internet has opened up new opportunities for BERNAMA in disseminating its news and information services directly to the public. This is done through its own web sites and through other web sites. BERNAMA is also offering value-added news packages for Internet entrepreneurs maintaining their own web sites. In order to achieve long-term success, continued investment and business development are of the paramount importance for BERNAMA.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:05:52 +0000
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