The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist
Political corruption has become more rampant in recent times in Malaysia and this issue has often gone unnoticed. Therefore, the media has a duty to disseminate information particularly the truth about this societal evil. The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of watchdog journali...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis |
| Published: |
2011
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.utar.edu.my/231/ http://eprints.utar.edu.my/231/1/PR%2D2011%2D0806554.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848885198020673536 |
|---|---|
| author | Yeoh, Alicia Lee Siah |
| author_facet | Yeoh, Alicia Lee Siah |
| author_sort | Yeoh, Alicia Lee Siah |
| building | UTAR Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Political corruption has become more rampant in recent times in Malaysia and this issue has often gone unnoticed. Therefore, the media has a duty to disseminate information particularly the truth about this societal evil. The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of watchdog journalism in reporting political corruption in Malaysia. The researcher also touched briefly on the effects of political corruption in the country. Additionally the researcher intends to find out the perception of the public towards the effectiveness of watchdog journalism in our country. Besides, this research discusses the challenges of watchdog journalism and also solution to further improve watchdog journalism in our country. It should be stated however that one of the findings of this work is that majority of the respondents stated that watchdog journalism in Malaysia is not very effective. This could be attributed to the various restrictions on the journalism practise in the country. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T19:18:47Z |
| format | Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis |
| id | utar-231 |
| institution | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T19:18:47Z |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | utar-2312019-08-15T17:02:27Z The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist Yeoh, Alicia Lee Siah JA Political science (General) Political corruption has become more rampant in recent times in Malaysia and this issue has often gone unnoticed. Therefore, the media has a duty to disseminate information particularly the truth about this societal evil. The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of watchdog journalism in reporting political corruption in Malaysia. The researcher also touched briefly on the effects of political corruption in the country. Additionally the researcher intends to find out the perception of the public towards the effectiveness of watchdog journalism in our country. Besides, this research discusses the challenges of watchdog journalism and also solution to further improve watchdog journalism in our country. It should be stated however that one of the findings of this work is that majority of the respondents stated that watchdog journalism in Malaysia is not very effective. This could be attributed to the various restrictions on the journalism practise in the country. 2011-04-25 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/231/1/PR%2D2011%2D0806554.pdf Yeoh, Alicia Lee Siah (2011) The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/231/ |
| spellingShingle | JA Political science (General) Yeoh, Alicia Lee Siah The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist |
| title | The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist |
| title_full | The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist |
| title_fullStr | The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist |
| title_full_unstemmed | The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist |
| title_short | The watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of Malaysian journalist |
| title_sort | watchdog role of a journalist in a politically corrupt nation : a case study of malaysian journalist |
| topic | JA Political science (General) |
| url | http://eprints.utar.edu.my/231/ http://eprints.utar.edu.my/231/1/PR%2D2011%2D0806554.pdf |