Foreign nationals as offenders and victims in Malaysian crime news

Misman, Norealyna and Mohd Adnan, Hamedi and Firdaus, Amira Sariyati and Ahmad, Che Mahzan (2017) Foreign nationals as offenders and victims in Malaysian crime news. In: International Conference on Communication and Media: An International Communication Association Regional Conference (i-COME’16), 18th-20th November 2016., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Foreign nationals in Malaysia come from all corners of the world. They are here as migrant labour, highly skilled and professional migrants (expatriates), illegal migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers (Burmese asylum seekers with UNHCR card), forced migrants (human trafficking victims), students, and tourists. The influx of foreign nationals residing in Malaysia coincides with greater number of crime news featuring foreign nationals. This study explores the social construction of foreign nationals as the ‘other’ in the local crime news published by Malaysian newspapers. 94 news headlines and lead sentences of local crime news involving foreign nationals were identified and analysed for this study. Findings suggest that Malaysian newspapers magnify foreign nationals’ migration status in each crime news.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	2530/58988
Uncontrolled Keywords:	foreign nationals, offenders, victims, Malaysian, crime news
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Communication
Depositing User:	Dr. Che Mahzan Ahmad
Date Deposited:	16 Mar 2018 16:17
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2019 00:32
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/58988

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