The construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of crime news: a case study of Malaysian newspapers
Mass media has become an important agent of socialization by reproducing dominant and other social norms, beliefs, discourses, ideologies, and values. Although the media can be considered as an educator, most of the transmission of norms, beliefs, ideologies, discourses, and values occur in an...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16569/1/45805-147623-1-SM.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16569/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1367 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Mass media has become an important agent of socialization by reproducing dominant and
other social norms, beliefs, discourses, ideologies, and values. Although the media can be
considered as an educator, most of the transmission of norms, beliefs, ideologies, discourses,
and values occur in an unconscious manner. In essence, the media will select and process
facts for the public. Because they do this so systematically, they can affect the way their
audience is influenced by the delivered information. Thus, the portrayal of crime in the news
media has played a crucial role in creating public awareness and planting seeds of concern
regarding crimes in Malaysia. How crime is presented in the media and how the media
capitalizes on crime news can affect how society perceives crime. The presentation of crime
news in the media is the result of a complex process of news gathering and news production.
Hence, it is crucial to understand how crime news is produced and presented, and the impact
this type of news has on society. It will in turn help to shape public opinion and public policy,
which could consequently become a national concern. This paper presents an analysis of the
hidden messages that the media is forwarding to society and the priorities given in
constructing crime news in the local media. This study has analyzed news texts to understand
how different types of crimes are covered and reported. An analysis of news narratives is also
presented to understand how crimes are constructed and portrayed by the Malaysian media. |
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