Faith-Based Organization and Transnational Voluntarism in China: A Case Study of the Malaysia Airline MH370 Incident

Lee, Chengpang; Han, Ling

doi:10.1007/s11266-014-9518-2

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“…Most studies on MH370 focus on crisis communication and crisis management (Junaidi, Mohd. Sahandri, & Mazura, 2014;Peiter, 2014;Kalthom et al, 2014;Lee & Han, 2014). There are also some studies on framing that focus on media coverage of international crisis (Park, Bier & Palenchar, 2016;Bier, Park & Palenchar, 2017).…”

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Media Coverage of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370: A Preliminary Study on the Framing of the Crisis in the Malaysian Mainstream and Alternative Newspapers

Shiang

Chibundu

Wilson

2020

JKMJC

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This study proposes to investigate and compare the coverage of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by Malaysian mainstream and alternative newspapers-The Star newspaper and Malaysiakini. The MH370 crisis in March 2014 is considered as the greatest aviation crisis in the history of Malaysia because of its magnitude and attracted massive local and international media coverage. It presented Malaysian authorities with a new form of challenge, resulting in various criticisms from aviation, media and crisis communication experts over how information regarding the crisis was handled by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in particular, and the Malaysian government in general. On the other hand, the role of the media during a crisis is not only to provide information regarding the crisis, but also to act as the peoples' advocate by providing an avenue for public engagements and discussions. However, the ability of the media to play this role depends to a certain extent on ownership, and a large extent on the degree of freedom it enjoys in a country. Through quantitative content analysis, the study compares the framing of the crisis by the selected newspapers, the sources of information for their news stories, and slants of the news. The study found that the mainstream newspaper The Star provided general and limited viewpoints with a concentration on the human interest frame, while the alternative newspaper, Malaysiakini, had more critical news reports with a focus on the attribute of responsibility frame.

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Media Coverage of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370: A Preliminary Study on the Framing of the Crisis in the Malaysian Mainstream and Alternative Newspapers

Shiang

Chibundu

Wilson

2020

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“…Because the Malaysian branch of Tzu Chi is built on these densely connected local networks, it has proven that its enormous mobilization capacity during crises cannot be discounted. For example, in the Malaysian Airline MH370 incident, the Malaysian branch partnered with the Malaysian and Chinese governments to offer thousands of volunteers and services (Lee & Han, 2017).…”

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The Forgotten Bonds: A Coevolutionary Framework on the Diffusion of Tzu Chi in Four Southeast Asian Countries

Lee

2020

American Behavioral Scientist

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The literature on the diffusion of new religion is strongly influenced by the voluntaristic paradigm that highlights the agency of individual migrants. This article examines and compares the diffusion process and outcome of Tzu Chi (Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Association) in four Southeast Asian countries—Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines—to illustrate the complex relationship between migration, diffusion, critical events, and local conditions. Using a comparative research design and original materials, this article proposes a coevolutionary framework inspired by organization studies on the emergence of novelty. This article argues that the different diffusion processes and diffusion outcomes in the four cases are best explained through looking at network genesis mechanisms. This research contributes to the current studies on the diffusion of religion and scholarly interests in the global Tzu Chi movement.

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“…Accordingly, future research should investigate the expanded communicative scope of Chinese NGOs, including the aforementioned tensions and their ontology, as they construct partnerships with for-profit organizations among other collaborations while adhering to their mission. Future research should also examine the variegated hybrid nature of the organizing and communication activities of NGOs as they develop various collaborations with other actors that are increasingly prominent, including the burgeoning number of officially endorsed or unregistered faith-based organizations that are interested in advancing social work in areas of dire poverty and transnational crises (Cheong, Hwang, & Brummans, 2014;Lee & Han, 2014).…”

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Chinese non-governmental organizations, media, and culture: communication perspectives, practices, and provocations

Cheong

Yang²

2017

Chinese Journal of Communication

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The prolific rise of Chinese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for advancing social and political change has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Nonetheless, limited communication studies research has been conducted to further contemporary understanding of these emerging collectives, particularly beyond the popular hype of digital and social media-led "revolutions" in civic engagement or dystopian accounts of Chinese society. This paper reviews the key contours of communication scholarship on Chinese NGOs and highlights the major contributions of the articles in this special issue. We also propose three dialectical tensions to stimulate future research in mediated Chinese NGO organizing, and to help advance the communicative purposes, practices and prospects of Chinese NGOs.

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Faith-Based Organization and Transnational Voluntarism in China: A Case Study of the Malaysia Airline MH370 Incident

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Media Coverage of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370: A Preliminary Study on the Framing of the Crisis in the Malaysian Mainstream and Alternative Newspapers

Media Coverage of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370: A Preliminary Study on the Framing of the Crisis in the Malaysian Mainstream and Alternative Newspapers

The Forgotten Bonds: A Coevolutionary Framework on the Diffusion of Tzu Chi in Four Southeast Asian Countries

Chinese non-governmental organizations, media, and culture: communication perspectives, practices, and provocations

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