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Foregrounding technology over politics? Media framings of federal elections in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Smeltzer Sandra,
Lepawsky Josh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00915.x
Subject(s) - foregrounding , mainstream , icts , politics , political science , narrative , information and communications technology , alternative media , political communication , federal election , political economy , public relations , media studies , sociology , law , philosophy , linguistics
Mainstream and alternative media play an important role in circulating powerful narratives within and often beyond a country's borders. This article specifically examines how Malaysia's media have framed the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the country's electoral process. To this end, the authors conducted a content analysis of selected domestic mainstream and alternative media sources for two weeks before and two weeks after Malaysia's last three federal elections – 1999, 2004 and 2008 – to gauge how coverage has changed over time with shifts in the local political landscape and growing ICT access and usage.