Najib Razak’s political storytelling on Instagram: the fall of a government and the rise of an opposition leader?

• Main Author: Mohamed, Shafizan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor's University 2019
• Subjects: H61.8 Communication of information; JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia; JQ719 Elections in Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75775/1/75775_Najib%20Razak%E2%80%99s%20political%20storytelling.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75775/7/75775_Najib%20Razak%E2%80%99s%20political%20storytelling_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75775/; http://search.taylors.edu.my/documents/journals/2019-11-3/SEARCH-2019-11-3-J5-71-89.pdf

This study explores the dynamics of visual imageries on political communication focusing especially on the political storytelling of Najib Razak. Najib Razak is a contested figure in Malaysian politics. He was Malaysia’s 6th Prime Minister and the man responsible for the fall of a 60-year-old govern...