Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers

In this article, the authors report the outcome of a thorough analysis of how Malaysian Chinese newspapers—Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau— reported the two last Malaysian by-elections in 2010, which are the Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections. These two by-elections were important because thei...

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Main Authors: Ishak, Md. Sidin Ahmad, Yang , Lai Fong
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2013
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description In this article, the authors report the outcome of a thorough analysis of how Malaysian Chinese newspapers—Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau— reported the two last Malaysian by-elections in 2010, which are the Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections. These two by-elections were important because their results were considered as significant indications of the people's confidence in the ruling coalition and the Prime Minister Najib's promises to reform since the political tsunami in 2008. The outcomes of these two by-elections were also seemed as indications of the people's voting pattern for the upcoming 13th Malaysian general election, which must be held by 2013.
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spelling usm-406472018-05-30T08:36:27Z http://eprints.usm.my/40647/ Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers Ishak, Md. Sidin Ahmad Yang , Lai Fong P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) In this article, the authors report the outcome of a thorough analysis of how Malaysian Chinese newspapers—Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau— reported the two last Malaysian by-elections in 2010, which are the Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections. These two by-elections were important because their results were considered as significant indications of the people's confidence in the ruling coalition and the Prime Minister Najib's promises to reform since the political tsunami in 2008. The outcomes of these two by-elections were also seemed as indications of the people's voting pattern for the upcoming 13th Malaysian general election, which must be held by 2013. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40647/1/Art2.pdf Ishak, Md. Sidin Ahmad and Yang , Lai Fong (2013) Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 9 (2). pp. 16-47. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Art2.pdf
spellingShingle P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
Ishak, Md. Sidin Ahmad
Yang , Lai Fong
Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers
title Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers
title_full Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers
title_fullStr Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers
title_full_unstemmed Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers
title_short Covering Galas And Batu Sapi By-elections: Framing By Chinese Newspapers
title_sort covering galas and batu sapi by-elections: framing by chinese newspapers
topic P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
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