News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election

Mohamed, Shafizan and Idid, Syed Arabi and Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman (2019) News online and public opinion: how Malaysians responded to news on a state by-election. In: 27th Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) Annual Conference, 17th -19th June 2019, Bangkok, Thailand. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This presentation discusses whether news online such as Facebook set the agenda for its readers. In response to the importance of social networking sites as sources of information, news media organizations have set up Facebook channels in which they publish news stories or links to articles. This allows for a wider news reach as well as audience participation. When audience members read and subsequently comment on news articles on Facebook, it becomes possible to identify public opinions and sentiments on the issues being covered.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	5172/72919
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Facebook, Election, Malaysia, Politics, Public opinion, Agenda setting, News
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H10 Societies H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia > JQ715 Politics and Government in Malaysia J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia > JQ719 Elections in Malaysia
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Communication Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Shafizan Mohamed
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2019 10:33
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2019 10:33
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/72919

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