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Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election

A study was conducted to investigate the journalistic practices in Malaysian news outlets post-2008 general elections through a combination of content analysis and interviews. Through a content analysis of news articles of an UMNO-owned media (Utusan Malaysia) as well as an independent news portal (...

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Main Authors: Baharin, Muhammad Izawan, Waheed, Moniza, Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati, Ahmad, Abdul Mua'ti @ Zamri
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44839/1/34%20JSSH-5081-2019.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.448392020-08-04T02:37:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44839/ Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election Baharin, Muhammad Izawan Waheed, Moniza Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati Ahmad, Abdul Mua'ti @ Zamri A study was conducted to investigate the journalistic practices in Malaysian news outlets post-2008 general elections through a combination of content analysis and interviews. Through a content analysis of news articles of an UMNO-owned media (Utusan Malaysia) as well as an independent news portal (Malaysiakini), the study identified five different news frames (conflict, human interest, economic consequences, morality, and responsibility) employed in the news articles. The study established that the previously government-owned media relied heavily on the morality frame, while the responsibility frame was most dominant in independent news portals. The study revealed that the responsibility frame was written in a positive tone while morality and conflict frames were written in negative tones. The study suggests that there were differences and similarities in terms of framing practices employed by the media. It also found that the tonality of the news strengthened the functions of frames. To further understand the relationship between the frames and journalistic practices, semi-structured interviews with editors from both media outlets were conducted. The editors noted that their organizations’ agendas functioned as guidelines on how political issues were highlighted. The interviews also revealed that although both news outlets received political instructions, the media still strived to promote fair reporting within their scope and capacity. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44839/1/34%20JSSH-5081-2019.pdf Baharin, Muhammad Izawan and Waheed, Moniza and Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati and Ahmad, Abdul Mua'ti @ Zamri (2020) Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 28 (2). pp. 1311-1334. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2028%20(2)%20Jun.%202020/34%20JSSH-5081-2019.pdf
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description A study was conducted to investigate the journalistic practices in Malaysian news outlets post-2008 general elections through a combination of content analysis and interviews. Through a content analysis of news articles of an UMNO-owned media (Utusan Malaysia) as well as an independent news portal (Malaysiakini), the study identified five different news frames (conflict, human interest, economic consequences, morality, and responsibility) employed in the news articles. The study established that the previously government-owned media relied heavily on the morality frame, while the responsibility frame was most dominant in independent news portals. The study revealed that the responsibility frame was written in a positive tone while morality and conflict frames were written in negative tones. The study suggests that there were differences and similarities in terms of framing practices employed by the media. It also found that the tonality of the news strengthened the functions of frames. To further understand the relationship between the frames and journalistic practices, semi-structured interviews with editors from both media outlets were conducted. The editors noted that their organizations’ agendas functioned as guidelines on how political issues were highlighted. The interviews also revealed that although both news outlets received political instructions, the media still strived to promote fair reporting within their scope and capacity.
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author Baharin, Muhammad Izawan
Waheed, Moniza
Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati
Ahmad, Abdul Mua'ti @ Zamri
spellingShingle Baharin, Muhammad Izawan
Waheed, Moniza
Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati
Ahmad, Abdul Mua'ti @ Zamri
Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
author_facet Baharin, Muhammad Izawan
Waheed, Moniza
Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati
Ahmad, Abdul Mua'ti @ Zamri
author_sort Baharin, Muhammad Izawan
title Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
title_short Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
title_full Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
title_fullStr Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
title_full_unstemmed Framing analyses of Malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
title_sort framing analyses of malaysia's media outlets and editorial decisions concerning frame preferences after the 2008 general election
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44839/1/34%20JSSH-5081-2019.pdf
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