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Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper

In recent years, climate change and unpredictable weather are causing more frequent severe floods in various areas, but little is understood about how regional newspapers shape public reactions to and preparations for natural disasters. This study investigated the framing of flood news by The Borneo...

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Main Authors: Ning, Li, Ting, Su Hie
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Language:English
Published: Asia-Pacific International University, Muak Lek, Thailand 2024
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P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47220/1/2024_Li_Ting_Flood_framing_HBDS_25%283%29_pp66_76.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47220/
https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hbds/article/view/275372
https://doi.org/10.62370/hbds.v25i3.275372
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spelling my.unimas.ir-472202025-01-02T05:57:18Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47220/ Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper Ning, Li Ting, Su Hie P Philology. Linguistics In recent years, climate change and unpredictable weather are causing more frequent severe floods in various areas, but little is understood about how regional newspapers shape public reactions to and preparations for natural disasters. This study investigated the framing of flood news by The Borneo Post, an English‐language newspaper circulated in Sarawak, Malaysia. The specific aspects examined were: (a) frequency of thematic and episodic framing of flood events and (b) frame dimensions used in articles. Altogether 76 articles (25,676 words) on floods published by The Borneo Post from 1 January to 31 December 2023 were analysed. All articles were in the episodic frame. The main frame dimension was attribution of responsibility (79%), where authorities act as disseminators and narrators of disaster facts. However, the absence of thematic framing of floods lowers attribution of responsibility to authorities to plan long‐term solutions to flooding. The economicconsequences frame ranked second (14.5%), emphasising losses suffered. Little attention was given to human interest (3.9%) or conflict (1.3%). There was no morality frame, and 1.3% of articles were fact‐filled and did not have an obvious frame dimension. The findings suggest that fact‐focused flood reporting lackingthe humanity element may not move readers to action. Asia-Pacific International University, Muak Lek, Thailand 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47220/1/2024_Li_Ting_Flood_framing_HBDS_25%283%29_pp66_76.pdf Ning, Li and Ting, Su Hie (2024) Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper. Human Behavior Development and Society, 25 (3). pp. 66-76. ISSN 2651-1762 https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hbds/article/view/275372 https://doi.org/10.62370/hbds.v25i3.275372
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Ning, Li
Ting, Su Hie
Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper
description In recent years, climate change and unpredictable weather are causing more frequent severe floods in various areas, but little is understood about how regional newspapers shape public reactions to and preparations for natural disasters. This study investigated the framing of flood news by The Borneo Post, an English‐language newspaper circulated in Sarawak, Malaysia. The specific aspects examined were: (a) frequency of thematic and episodic framing of flood events and (b) frame dimensions used in articles. Altogether 76 articles (25,676 words) on floods published by The Borneo Post from 1 January to 31 December 2023 were analysed. All articles were in the episodic frame. The main frame dimension was attribution of responsibility (79%), where authorities act as disseminators and narrators of disaster facts. However, the absence of thematic framing of floods lowers attribution of responsibility to authorities to plan long‐term solutions to flooding. The economicconsequences frame ranked second (14.5%), emphasising losses suffered. Little attention was given to human interest (3.9%) or conflict (1.3%). There was no morality frame, and 1.3% of articles were fact‐filled and did not have an obvious frame dimension. The findings suggest that fact‐focused flood reporting lackingthe humanity element may not move readers to action.
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title Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper
title_short Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper
title_full Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper
title_fullStr Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper
title_full_unstemmed Framing of Flood News in The Borneo Post, a Regional Malaysian Newspaper
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publisher Asia-Pacific International University, Muak Lek, Thailand
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url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47220/1/2024_Li_Ting_Flood_framing_HBDS_25%283%29_pp66_76.pdf
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https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hbds/article/view/275372
https://doi.org/10.62370/hbds.v25i3.275372
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