"On 8th March 2008, Malaysia's electoral upset unfolded at a glacial pace on government-owned television channels. As the approved pundits stumbled to grasp the stunning implications of the electoral result, some 500,000 Malaysians lost patience and turned to Malaysiakini.com an independent online newspaper with 35 staff. It was faster and did not fight shy of trumpeting the Opposition's excellent showing"(The Economist, 10 March 2008). "On May 5, 2013, Malaysiakini.com reached 4.3 million readers on election night, and there were 1.3 million hits on the portal's mobile version. Furthermore,...