Framing Islam-related issues during GE13: an analysis of Malaysian mainstream newspapers

• Main Authors: A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Sedu, Nerawi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2015
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45952/1/Intellectual_Discourse_journal_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45952/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The two major political parties in Malaysia are Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat, which are dominated by the Malay-Muslim majority. During the 13th national election, to gain public votes, the government used mainstream newspapers to frame Islam-related issues. This research focuses on the charac...