Empowering Citizen Media Through Investigative Journalism in Malaysia

Hamid, Norsiah Abdul; Ishak, Mohd Sobhi; Maharan, Nazialita Geynna

doi:10.17576/jkmjc-2015-3102-36

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“… a Mills and Sarikakis (2016) (20 countries). b Rahman and Rashid (2020) (Bangladesh). c Svensson (2017) (China). d Tong and Sparks (2009) (China). e Wang and Lee (2014) (China). f Merljak Zdovc and Kovačič (2007) (Slovenia). g Mudhai (2007) (Africa). h Saldaña and Mourão (2018) (Latin America). i Gerli et al (2018) (Italy, Hungary, Romania and Latvia). j Ojo (2007) (Nigeria). k Abdul Hamid et al (2015) (Malaysia). l Al-Shami (2020) (Arab world). m Bebawi (2016) (Arab world). n Singh (2012) (Pacific Island countries). o Stetka and Örnebring (2013) (Central and Eastern Europe). p Apata and Ogunwuyi (2019) (Nigeria). q Dwyer et al (2021) (Australia). r Doyle (2011) (Mexico). s Ntibinyane (2018) (Africa). t Abdenour (2018) (U.S.). u Nord (2007) (Sweden).…”

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“You suck it up and you deal with it”: Blind spots in investigative reporting and how to overcome them

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Investigative journalism is about uncovering what shall not be covered, yet, blind spots remain. This paper explores what topics investigative journalists consider to be neglected in different regions of the world, why these topics are not covered, and how journalists strive to report them in spite of difficulties. We theorize the blind spots by drawing on the Hierarchy of Influences Model, meaning that blind spots in investigative reporting are deeply rooted in these influences. We explore these issues in a global comparative approach and conducted qualitative face-to-face interviews at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019 with 90 investigative journalists from 60 countries. Our findings show that many topics can’t be worked on due to repercussions from four levels of the Hierarchy of Influences Model (esp. from the wider social system), leading to self-censorship. The journalists overcome these obstacles with resourceful individual actions (e.g. publishing from abroad) since their media outlets and organizations are often not fit to help them due to resource constraints. Thus, journalists may defy the hierarchy and see it as their mission to persist, also and especially in countries in the Global South. However, obstacles are found globally and directly affect the nuts and bolts of journalism, such as access to information and sources.

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“You suck it up and you deal with it”: Blind spots in investigative reporting and how to overcome them

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“…In a study of investigative journalism in Malaysia, Norsiah et al (2015) pointed out that investigative journalism in Malaysia is still in its infancy and that collective changes need to be made for improvement. The scholars opined that Malaysian journalists are "bound by ethics, rules, laws and regulations" (Norsiah et al, 2015, p. 638) that are claimed to protect national security.…”

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The Missing Narratives: Exploring the Experiences of Malaysian Journalists and Family Members and Friends of Victims during the MH370 Aviation Crisis

Shiang¹,

Chibundu²,

Wilson³

2021

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The MH370 crisis which attracted global attention is considered one of the most perplexing disasters in aviation history by aviation experts. One of the highlights of the crisis was the alleged inability of Malaysian journalists to provide accurate information on the issue. Maximum news coverage, commentaries, expert views, and researches were carried out regarding the issue. However, most of them only focused on how Malaysian authorities handled the crisis. None ventured into Malaysian journalists’ perspectives particularly on their concerns regarding their coverage of the crisis. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate the perspectives of journalists from the selected newspapers on their framing of the crisis, the alleged inconsistencies in their coverage, and the perceived lack of access to information. By giving journalists a voice to express their views on their performance, it is hoped that will deepen knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of press freedom, ownership, and control in the country. Through qualitative data analysis, the study found that MH370 news frames were greatly influenced by both internal and external factors, ranging from individuals to state levels. They include lack of experience in aviation news coverage on the part of the local Malaysian journalists; the internal gatekeeping process by the news editors of various newspapers which tend to undermine the work of journalists; and the seen and unseen restrictions experienced by journalists and media houses at the state level. References

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Empowering Citizen Media Through Investigative Journalism in Malaysia

Cited by 2 publications

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“You suck it up and you deal with it”: Blind spots in investigative reporting and how to overcome them

“You suck it up and you deal with it”: Blind spots in investigative reporting and how to overcome them

The Missing Narratives: Exploring the Experiences of Malaysian Journalists and Family Members and Friends of Victims during the MH370 Aviation Crisis

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