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The framing of anti-fake news law in Malaysian newspapers

The government of Malaysia enacted an Anti-Fake News law right before the 14th general election. In more ways than one, this law relates to Malaysia’s practice of development journalism, which is a tool for the government to foster economic growth and nation-building. The main aim of this study is t...

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Main Authors: Wan, Chen, Waheed, Moniza, Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza, Hellmueller, Lea
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Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110350/1/The%20Framing%20of%20Anti-Fake%20News%20Law%20in%20Malaysian%20Newspapers.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1103502024-09-23T06:44:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110350/ The framing of anti-fake news law in Malaysian newspapers Wan, Chen Waheed, Moniza Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza Hellmueller, Lea The government of Malaysia enacted an Anti-Fake News law right before the 14th general election. In more ways than one, this law relates to Malaysia’s practice of development journalism, which is a tool for the government to foster economic growth and nation-building. The main aim of this study is to explore the differences between Malaysian serious newspapers and tabloids in terms of frames employed in the Anti-Fake News Law reports. This study applied the generic frames of the framing theory in quantitative content analysis. The serious newspapers chosen in this study were Bernama and The New Straits Times, while the selected tabloids were The Sun and The Malay Mail. Results from the analysis of the 212 news reports retrieved showed that serious newspapers favored the use of the attribution of responsibility frame, while tabloids favored the use of the human interest frame. Additionally, the findings showed that the attribution of responsibility frame was more susceptible to a positive tone and the conflict frame was more susceptible to a negative tone in reports. In conclusion, this study gained insights into journalistic role performance under the practice of development journalism in Malaysia, particularly pertaining to the Anti-Fake News Law. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110350/1/The%20Framing%20of%20Anti-Fake%20News%20Law%20in%20Malaysian%20Newspapers.pdf Wan, Chen and Waheed, Moniza and Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza and Hellmueller, Lea (2023) The framing of anti-fake news law in Malaysian newspapers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (3). pp. 1278-1295. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/16557/The-Framing-of-Anti-Fake-News-Law-in-Malaysian-Newspapers 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i3/16557
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description The government of Malaysia enacted an Anti-Fake News law right before the 14th general election. In more ways than one, this law relates to Malaysia’s practice of development journalism, which is a tool for the government to foster economic growth and nation-building. The main aim of this study is to explore the differences between Malaysian serious newspapers and tabloids in terms of frames employed in the Anti-Fake News Law reports. This study applied the generic frames of the framing theory in quantitative content analysis. The serious newspapers chosen in this study were Bernama and The New Straits Times, while the selected tabloids were The Sun and The Malay Mail. Results from the analysis of the 212 news reports retrieved showed that serious newspapers favored the use of the attribution of responsibility frame, while tabloids favored the use of the human interest frame. Additionally, the findings showed that the attribution of responsibility frame was more susceptible to a positive tone and the conflict frame was more susceptible to a negative tone in reports. In conclusion, this study gained insights into journalistic role performance under the practice of development journalism in Malaysia, particularly pertaining to the Anti-Fake News Law.
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author Wan, Chen
Waheed, Moniza
Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
Hellmueller, Lea
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Waheed, Moniza
Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
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The framing of anti-fake news law in Malaysian newspapers
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Waheed, Moniza
Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza
Hellmueller, Lea
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title The framing of anti-fake news law in Malaysian newspapers
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110350/
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