Framing inter-religious dispute: a comparative analysis of Chinese-, English-, and Malay-language newspapers in Peninsular Malaysia

Fong, Yang Lai; Ishak, Md. Sidin Ahmad

doi:10.1080/17544750.2015.1096802

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“…Different from previous sourcing studies in health promotion ( 23 , 24 ), our findings indicated that non-medical elite sources are somewhat equally important, such as government agencies and NGOs. For government agencies, we only found that it was more likely to be invited when the news was presenting cancer statistics (e.g., incident rates, mortality rates, and cancer type distributions; OR: 3.55, 95% CI: 2.18–5.76, p < 0.001) and mentioning environmental/occupational cancer risks (e.g., the associations between pollution, radiation, and occupational exposures; OR: 2.88, 95% CI: 1.21–6.85, p = 0.017).…”

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“…Taken all together, this study intends to analyze framing and sourcing practices in cancer news in Malaysian news sites, an eastern research context. The media environment in Malaysia is highly racial-centered or ethnicity-divided as the population comprises three major ethnic groups, namely, Malay, Chinese, and Indian ( 24 ). As the Chinese have the highest cancer incidence rate ( 25 ), it is reasonable for us to study how the cancer control continuum is presented in the media and educate Chinese community members about cancer issues.…”

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Sourcing and framing in cancer control continuum: A content analysis of Malaysian English and Chinese online cancer news

Zhang

Tham

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundIn health news production, sourcing and framing are two critical mechanisms that influence how newsreaders think about and perceive the severity of a health issue. Understanding how local media covers the cancer control continuum is vital. However, very limited studies have looked at the effect of sourcing and framing in cancer news coverage, and it is still unknown how sources and news frames shape cancer coverage, especially in non-Western countries.ObjectiveThis study examines framing and sourcing patterns in news stories reporting on cancer control in Malaysian mainstream (English) and ethnicity (Chinese) online news sites, uncovering underlining associations between essential news components, source, and framing.MethodsWe used a predesigned code book to conduct a quantitative content analysis on cancer news stories (n = 841) published on two Malaysian English and Chinese online news sites from 2017 to 2019. Cancer news received adequate coverage in Malaysian English and Chinese media and was also session-centered.ResultsTwo logistic regression models demonstrated the internal relationships between sourcing, framing, and different elements in cancer coverage. In terms of news sources, the results revealed that medical journals were the most likely to be cited when the news focused on medical research, followed by primary cancer prevention. When the news concentrated on statistical cancer reports and environmental/occupational risk factors, government agencies were more likely to be interviewed. Of news frames, when the news articles engaged with medical institutions and mentioned medical publications, the lifestyle frame was very likely to be shown, but the environmental frame was more likely to be portrayed when interviewing medical practitioners.ConclusionThis study is the first comprehensive assessment to analyze and compare Malaysian English and Chinese online cancer news coverages and uncover underlying associations between news components, sourcing, and framing paradigms. We contributed to the scholarly understanding of cancer news coverage. This study can serve as a model for future health promotion researchers, journalists, and policymakers. Implications for cancer risk communication research, health journalist practices, and health policymaking were discussed.

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Sourcing and framing in cancer control continuum: A content analysis of Malaysian English and Chinese online cancer news

Zhang

Tham

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…In Malaysia, media channels practice multilingual media policy to serve different communities [28]; the characteristics of the local media industry differ from other countries. Even in the local Chinese society, the media preference varies based on the socioeconomic background or other factors [28]. Thus, it is research-worthy for analyzing and comparing the local media contents published in different languages.…”

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Calls to Action (Mobilizing Information) on Cancer in Online News: Content Analysis

Zhang¹,

Tham²

2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background The health belief model explains that individual intentions and motivation of health behaviors are mostly subject to external cues to action, such as from interpersonal communications and media consumptions. The concept of mobilizing information (MI) refers to a type of mediated information that could call individuals to carry out particular health actions. Different media channels, especially digital media outlets, play an essential role as a health educator to disseminate cancer health information and persuade and mobilize cancer prevention in the community. However, little is known about calls to action (or MI) in online cancer news, especially from Asian media outlets. Objective This study aimed at analyzing cancer news articles that contain MI and their news components on the selected Malaysian English and Chinese newspapers with online versions. Methods The Star Online and Sin Chew Online were selected for analysis because the two newspaper websites enjoy the highest circulation and readership in the English language and the Chinese language streams, respectively. Two bilingual coders searched the cancer news articles based on sampling keywords and then read and coded each news article accordingly. Five coding variables were conceptualized from previous studies (ie, cancer type, news source, news focus, cancer risk factors, and MI), and a good consistency using Cohen kappa was built between coders. Descriptive analysis was used to examine the frequency and percentage of each coding item; chi-square test (confidence level at 95%) was applied to analyze the differences between two newspaper websites, and the associations between variables and the presence of MI were examined through binary logistic regression. Results Among 841 analyzed news articles, 69.6% (585/841) presented MI. News distributions were unbalanced throughout the year in both English and Chinese newspaper websites; some months occupied peaks (ie, February and October), but cancer issues and MI for cancer prevention received minimal attention in other months. The news articles from The Star Online and Sin Chew Online were significantly different in several news components, such as the MI present rates (χ2=9.25, P=.003), providing different types of MI (interactive MI: χ2=12.08, P=.001), interviewing different news sources (government agency: χ2=12.05, P=.001), concerning different news focus (primary cancer prevention: χ2=10.98, P=.001), and mentioning different cancer risks (lifestyle risks: χ2=7.43, P=.007). Binary logistic regression results reported that online cancer news articles were more likely to provide MI when interviewing nongovernmental organizations, focusing on topics related to primary cancer prevention, and highlighting lifestyle risks (odds ratio [OR] 2.77, 95% CI 1.89-4.05; OR 97.70, 95% CI 46.97-203.24; OR 186.28; 95% CI 44.83-773.96; P=.001, respectively). Conclusions This study provided new understandings regarding MI in cancer news coverage. This could wake and trigger individuals’ preexisting attitudes and intentions on cancer prevention. Thus, health professionals, health journalists, and health campaign designers should concentrate on MI when distributing health information to the community.

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“…Malaysia is an example of a country with a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural setting in the South East Asian region (Shamsul, 1993;Nikitina & Furuoka, 2013). Although this uniqueness is admirable, sometimes this multiplicity can cause conflicts (Lai & Sidin, 2012). According to M.Shamsul Haque (2003) among the matters that have become issues in ethnic conflicts in Malaysia are key problems derived from political, administrative, economical, educational, language, religious and cultural aspects.…”

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Social Interactions among Multi-Ethnic Students

Hashim¹,

Bakar²,

Mamat³

et al. 2016

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Positive social interaction is a vital aspect of maintaining a harmonious condition, especially in Malaysia, a country which has a multiracial society. Therefore, this study was carried out to identify the patterns of social interactions among multiethnic students in national secondary schools in Malaysia. The respondents for this study comprise two school administrators, seven teachers and 20 students of various ethnicities. They were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through interview sessions either individually or in focus groups, observation and document analysis. The study's findings showed that, there are five patterns of social interaction such as cooperation, exchange, competition, conflict and non-verbal communication among multiethnic students. Although there was conflict, the underlying causes of the conflict were not due to racial issues. As well as the five patterns of social interactions stated above, stereotypes were also reported among students. Despite conflicts and stereotypes, the students actively attempted to learn about other cultures and demonstrated attitudes of acceptance towards friends from other ethnic backgrounds. This indicates that the social interaction among students is still favorable and can be further improved through appropriate response. Additionally, based on these findings, a few recommendations were made regarding this issue.

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Framing inter-religious dispute: a comparative analysis of Chinese-, English-, and Malay-language newspapers in Peninsular Malaysia

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Sourcing and framing in cancer control continuum: A content analysis of Malaysian English and Chinese online cancer news

Sourcing and framing in cancer control continuum: A content analysis of Malaysian English and Chinese online cancer news

Calls to Action (Mobilizing Information) on Cancer in Online News: Content Analysis

Social Interactions among Multi-Ethnic Students

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