The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities

Mass media have always been constructing reality. Each media constructs different versions of reality which plays according to the tune of the media owners. With the rise of the new media, the reading public now has a different source of information about the existing realities. This study analyzes...

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Main Authors: Mus Chairil Samani, Jamilah Maliki, Mohd Helmi Abd. Rahim, Mat Pauzi Abd. Rahman, Normah Mustaffa
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Language:English
Published: Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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author Mus Chairil Samani,
Jamilah Maliki,
Mohd Helmi Abd. Rahim,
Mat Pauzi Abd. Rahman,
Normah Mustaffa,
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Jamilah Maliki,
Mohd Helmi Abd. Rahim,
Mat Pauzi Abd. Rahman,
Normah Mustaffa,
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description Mass media have always been constructing reality. Each media constructs different versions of reality which plays according to the tune of the media owners. With the rise of the new media, the reading public now has a different source of information about the existing realities. This study analyzes the different agendas of the new and traditional media. Four printed newspapers and four online newspaperswere selected for this study. A content analysis of the different media was carried. The findings indicate that the different media projects different agenda. The constructed agenda reflect the prevailing philosophy the owners of these media.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:93482016-12-14T06:49:39Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9348/ The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities Mus Chairil Samani, Jamilah Maliki, Mohd Helmi Abd. Rahim, Mat Pauzi Abd. Rahman, Normah Mustaffa, Mass media have always been constructing reality. Each media constructs different versions of reality which plays according to the tune of the media owners. With the rise of the new media, the reading public now has a different source of information about the existing realities. This study analyzes the different agendas of the new and traditional media. Four printed newspapers and four online newspaperswere selected for this study. A content analysis of the different media was carried. The findings indicate that the different media projects different agenda. The constructed agenda reflect the prevailing philosophy the owners of these media. Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9348/1/048-057_Media_Agenda-HELMI_.pdf Mus Chairil Samani, and Jamilah Maliki, and Mohd Helmi Abd. Rahim, and Mat Pauzi Abd. Rahman, and Normah Mustaffa, (2015) The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Specia (1). pp. 48-57. ISSN 1823-884x http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/index.php?option=com_jresearch&view=publicationslist&Itemid=45&lang=en
spellingShingle Mus Chairil Samani,
Jamilah Maliki,
Mohd Helmi Abd. Rahim,
Mat Pauzi Abd. Rahman,
Normah Mustaffa,
The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities
title The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities
title_full The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities
title_fullStr The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities
title_full_unstemmed The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities
title_short The media agenda of the new and traditional media in Malaysia: constructing realities
title_sort media agenda of the new and traditional media in malaysia: constructing realities
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9348/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9348/1/048-057_Media_Agenda-HELMI_.pdf