Burying the news for the public: agenda cutting of the Tamil newspapers and MIC candidate facebook during the 13th General Election

• Main Authors: Hasmah Zanuddin,, Tham, Jen Sern, Fauziah Ahmad,, Badrul Redzuan Abu Hassan,, Julia Wirza Mohd Zawawi,, Norliana Hashim,, Muhammad Badri Ishak,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10567/1/19088-54096-2-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10567/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/905

Guided by Agenda Cutting theory, this study examines the pattern of media coverage on issues portrayed in Tamil newspapers and Facebook during Malaysian General Election 13. A total of 1309 news articles from Tamil Nesan and Malaysia Nanban and 111 postings on MIC’s Facebook were identified and exam...