Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers

In early 2006, the world was once again shaken by a global controversy. This time it was the act of a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten which had boldly published twelve controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. There was a big outcry worldwide especially from the Muslim countries protesting...

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Main Authors: Dafrizal, Faridah Ibrahim, Fauziah Ahmad
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
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description In early 2006, the world was once again shaken by a global controversy. This time it was the act of a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten which had boldly published twelve controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. There was a big outcry worldwide especially from the Muslim countries protesting on this act. Issues and debates were raised in the mass media and by many Muslim countries and their leaders, and without exception,Malaysia had joined in this worldwide protest. However,Malaysia had gone a step further in reprimanding the media which had joined in the league to publish the caricatures. Several newspapers were ordered to stop publishing and the editors were summoned to defend their actions. This study aims to see how the Malaysian mainstream media frame the controversial issue of the caricature of Prophet Muhammad.
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spelling my-ukm.journal-32522016-12-14T06:34:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3252/ Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers Dafrizal, Faridah Ibrahim, Fauziah Ahmad, In early 2006, the world was once again shaken by a global controversy. This time it was the act of a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten which had boldly published twelve controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. There was a big outcry worldwide especially from the Muslim countries protesting on this act. Issues and debates were raised in the mass media and by many Muslim countries and their leaders, and without exception,Malaysia had joined in this worldwide protest. However,Malaysia had gone a step further in reprimanding the media which had joined in the league to publish the caricatures. Several newspapers were ordered to stop publishing and the editors were summoned to defend their actions. This study aims to see how the Malaysian mainstream media frame the controversial issue of the caricature of Prophet Muhammad. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3252/1/V27_2_5.pdf Dafrizal, and Faridah Ibrahim, and Fauziah Ahmad, (2011) Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 27 (2). pp. 77-95. ISSN 0128-1496 http://www.ukm.my/jkom
spellingShingle Dafrizal,
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Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers
title Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers
title_full Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers
title_fullStr Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers
title_full_unstemmed Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers
title_short Framing of controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: a study of two Malaysian Mainstream Newspapers
title_sort framing of controversial caricatures of prophet muhammad: a study of two malaysian mainstream newspapers
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