News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election

This presentation discusses whether news online such as Facebook set the agenda for its readers. In response to the importance of social networking sites as sources of information, news media organizations have set up Facebook channels in which they publish news stories or links to articles. This...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Shafizan, Idid, Syed Arabi, Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman
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Language:English
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Published: 2019
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spelling iium-729192019-07-16T02:33:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/ News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election Mohamed, Shafizan Idid, Syed Arabi Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman H10 Societies H61.8 Communication of information JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia JQ719 Elections in Malaysia This presentation discusses whether news online such as Facebook set the agenda for its readers. In response to the importance of social networking sites as sources of information, news media organizations have set up Facebook channels in which they publish news stories or links to articles. This allows for a wider news reach as well as audience participation. When audience members read and subsequently comment on news articles on Facebook, it becomes possible to identify public opinions and sentiments on the issues being covered. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/8/72919%20%20News%20Online%20and%20Public%20Opinion.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/20/72919%20programme%20schedule.pdf Mohamed, Shafizan and Idid, Syed Arabi and Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman (2019) News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election. In: 27th Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) Annual Conference, 17th -19th June 2019, Bangkok, Thailand. (Unpublished) https://thailand2019.amic.asia/
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topic H10 Societies
H61.8 Communication of information
JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia
JQ719 Elections in Malaysia
spellingShingle H10 Societies
H61.8 Communication of information
JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia
JQ719 Elections in Malaysia
Mohamed, Shafizan
Idid, Syed Arabi
Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman
News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
description This presentation discusses whether news online such as Facebook set the agenda for its readers. In response to the importance of social networking sites as sources of information, news media organizations have set up Facebook channels in which they publish news stories or links to articles. This allows for a wider news reach as well as audience participation. When audience members read and subsequently comment on news articles on Facebook, it becomes possible to identify public opinions and sentiments on the issues being covered.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohamed, Shafizan
Idid, Syed Arabi
Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman
author_facet Mohamed, Shafizan
Idid, Syed Arabi
Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman
author_sort Mohamed, Shafizan
title News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
title_short News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
title_full News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
title_fullStr News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
title_full_unstemmed News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
title_sort news online and public opinion: how malaysians responded to news on a state by-election
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/8/72919%20%20News%20Online%20and%20Public%20Opinion.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/72919/20/72919%20programme%20schedule.pdf
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