Rise of the 5th estate: how online public discourse on Najib Razak's 1MDB scandal foreshadowed Pakatan Harapan's win in the 14th general election

Public discourse commonly takes place in public forums of free media. The 4th estate provides an external dimension to the democratic check and balance to the executive (1st estate), the legislative (2nd estate), and the judiciary (3rd estate). This paper discusses the rise of a social media 5th est...

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Main Authors: Nur Haniz Mohd Nor (Author), Amira Sariyati Firdaus (Author), Surinderpal Kaur Chanan Singh (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2020.
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