Bloggers to stand in Malaysian election
February 28th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Social media and blogging
Three bloggers are hoping to convert their online popularity into political votes by standing in Malaysia’s national elections next month, Reuters reports.
Jeff Ooi, a 52-year-old advertising copywriter and political blogger, Tony Pua, a technology firm worker, and Badrul Hisham Shaharin have found success with their blogs, which are widely read as an antedote to the country’s pro-government mainstream media, according to the report.
Each will run as a candidate for opposition parties in the elections on March 8.
Tags: advertising copywriter, Asia, blogs, copywriter, Hisham Shaharin, Jeff Ooi, Malaysia, online popularity, Politics, pro-government mainstream media, reuters, technology firm worker, Tony Pua
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