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24
th
July 2009
www.citizenbyte.com
New Media & The Informed Citizen.
Find Out from the Industry Experts how New Media is affecting theDemocratic process in Malaysia and Australia
Professional Consulting
Citizen Byte is a Paradigm Infinitumcommunity research project – “New Mediaand the Informed Citizen.” The project is acomparative study of the use of new mediaand its impact on the political system inMalaysia and Australia and is threefold –involving a research paper, a website(citizenbyte.com), and an internationalsymposium to be held in Brisbane on the24
th
July 2009. This project is funded bythe Australia Malaysia Institute, a unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs andTrade, Australia.Inspired by the unprecedented involvementand influence of bloggers, citizen journalism, online reporting, and socialnetworking sites during the MalaysianGeneral Elections of 2008, Citizen Byteseeks to examine what the implications of the new media
 
environment is on politicsand the political sphere both in Australiaand in Malaysia.“New Media and the Informed Citizen”takes as its subject new media andinternet technologies and the impactand interaction of these technologieson political empowerment, democracy,and citizenship. Some of the issues tobe examined include:Freedom of speech|Governance of Censorship|Government policy onnew media|The interplay betweenpolitics and new media|Access of citizens to new media|New media asan added marketing channel or newinformation channel|Relevance of New Media in Australia and Malaysia|
 
THIS INITIATIVE IS SPONSORED BY
Ian Hanger Recital Hall,Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University16 Russell Street, South Bank, Brisbane24th July 2009, Friday9.30am till 3.30pmwww.citizenbyte.com
Symposium
New Media & The informed Citizen
A Comparative Study of Australia and Malaysia
Steven Gan – Editor in Chief &Co-owner MalaysiaKini,Malaysia’s Online NewspaperTian Chua - MalaysianMember of Parliament,information chief of PKR, thelargest opposition party in theParliament of Malaysia.
Mohd Zulkifli Abd Jalil,GeneralManager (Content, Brand &Marketing), Media Prima, whichcontrols several televisionnetworks, newspapers, radiostation in Malasia
Datuk Azman Ujang, DirectorBerjaya Media, ProminentMedia figure and Chairman of Malaysia Press Institute,Raj Thanarajah, Technologyand Media Lawyer, who is partof the Citizenbyte initiative
Shona Leppanen-Gibson – GeneralManager of Paradigm Infinitum andpart of the Citizenbyte initiative
Graham Young, founder andcontributor to Online Opinionand former President of theLiberal Party in QueenslandEd Coper, CampaignsDirector for GetUpCitizen Nades prominentaward winning online andinvestigative journalist for TheSun newspaper (Malaysian)
Wai Kiong – CEO of Paradigminfinitum, and President of theAustralian Malaysia BusinessCouncil (QLD) part of theCitizenbyte initiative
Entrance is
FREE
 but seats are very
LIMITED.
 
To avoid disappointment PLEASE register atcitizenbyte.com for tickets or email us atinfo@paradigminfinitum.comTickets are availableon a first come first serve basisAttire: Smart Casual
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