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Watching the Watchdog 2.0 Utusan Borneo Watching the Watchdog 2.0 Utusan Borneo Section 1: Coverage of Political Parties and Coalitions 1.1 Volume of Coverage of Parties & Coalitions Figure 1: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions PSM 0.00 0.00 USNO 0.04 0.04 PDP 0.08 0.12 IKATAN 0.12 0.29 PRS 0.33 0.33 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.33 0.37 PBB 0.37 0.41 Gerakan 0.45 0.77 MCA 0.86 0.90 STAR 1.10 1.30 PH 1.96 2.24 DAP 2.28 2.69 Other 2.81 2.89 Warisan 7.17 7.54 BN 51.39 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 • BN received the most coverage (51.39%), followed by UMNO (7.54%) and Warisan (7.17%). 1 Figure 2: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other GS 2.03 Independent 1.32 PH 16.61 BN 80.04 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 • Once parties/coalitions’ coverage volumes are combined, BN received the highest level of coverage (80.04%), followed by PH (16.61%) and GS (2.03%). 1.2 Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions Figure 3: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Political Parties & Coalitions Attacked 0% Neutral 26% Positive Negative 62% 12% • The Positive tone was used the most (62%), followed by Neutral (26%) and Negative (12%). 2 Figure 4.1: Attacked Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 Warisan 0.00 LDP 0.00 Other 0.00 AMANAH 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PPBM 0.00 PH 0.00 PKR 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 PAS 0.00 MIC 0.00 MCA 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 DAP 0.00 UMNO 14.29 BN 57.14 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 • BN received the highest coverage of Attacked tones (57.14%), with UMNO sharing the rest of the coverage (14.29%). • Note: Some data was lost due to coding difficulties (e.g. “The Opposition”). 3 Figure 4.2: Negative Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 MIC 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 LDP 0.35 AMANAH 0.35 UPKO 0.35 PPBM 0.69 PBS 0.69 PAS 0.69 MCA 1.04 Other 1.39 PH 3.82 PKR 4.51 DAP 4.51 UMNO 5.56 BN 8.33 Warisan 19.10 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • Warisan received the most Negative coverage (19.10%), followed by BN (8.33%) and UMNO (5.56%). 4 Figure 5.1: Positive Political Party & Coalition Coverage USNO 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 MIC 0.07 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.07 LDP 0.13 AMANAH 0.13 SUPP 0.13 PPBM 0.13 IKATAN 0.13 PBB 0.27 SAPP 0.33 PRS 0.33 PKR 0.46 Gerakan 0.46 STAR 0.53 PAS 0.73 Other 0.80 PBRS 0.80 MCA 0.80 DAP 0.80 PH 1.73 PBS 2.19 UPKO 2.26 Warisan 4.71 UMNO 6.24 BN 69.39 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 • BN received the highest amount of Positive coverage (69.39%), followed by UMNO (6.24%) and Warisan (4.71%). 5 Figure 5.2: Neutral Political Party & Coalition Coverage PSM 0.00 PCM 0.00 USNO 0.16 PRM 0.16 IKATAN 0.16 PDP 0.31 MIC 0.31 PRS 0.47 PPBM 0.62 Gerakan 0.62 SUPP 0.78 PBB 0.78 AMANAH 0.93 MCA 0.93 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.93 LDP 1.09 PH 1.56 PBRS 1.56 SAPP 2.18 STAR 2.96 PAS 2.96 DAP 4.36 PBS 4.83 PKR 5.30 UPKO 5.45 Warisan 7.79 Other 8.26 UMNO 11.53 BN 28.66 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 • BN received the most Neutral coverage (28.66%) followed by UMNO (11.53%) and Warisan (7.79%). 6 Figure 6: Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other 4.63 1.00 GS 1.39 0.00 3.57 0.57 Independent 0.00 0.00 23.53 8.58 PH 65.97 0.00 68.27 89.84 BN 32.64 100.00 0.00 20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 120.00 Neutral Positive Negative Attacked • PH the highest coverage for Negative coverage. • BN received the highest coverage for Neutral, Positive, and Attacked tones. 7 Section 2: Coverage of Politicians and Political Figures 2.1 Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Figure 7: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 2.45 Shafie Apdal 3.53 Mahathir Mohamad 4.49 Musa Aman 5.92 Najib Razak 7.72 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 • Only politicians with a coverage weightage of more than 4% are shown on this graph. • Out of those selected, Najib Razak received the most mentions by a significant proportion (7.72%), followed by Musa Aman (5.92%). Figure 8: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 23% PH Others 13% 64% GS 0% • When the mentions of individual politicians and political figures are combined and merged into their respective coalitions, we can see that coverage of figures from both major coalitions is skewed towards Independent/Others (64%). • There was more coverage of BN compared to PH. 8 2.2 Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures as Sources Figure 9: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures as Sources Abdul Rahman Dahlan 2.65 Salleh Said Keruak 3.22 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 4.50 Najib Razak 6.54 Musa Aman 9.57 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 • Only the top 5 most mentioned politicians/those who have a weightage of more than 4% are shown on this graph. • Out of these 5, Musa Aman received the most coverage (9.57%), followed by Najib Razak (6.54%). Figure 10: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures As Sources: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 31% Others PH 63% 5% GS 1% • When the mentions of individual politicians and political figures are combined and merged into their respective coalitions, we can see that coverage is skewed towards Independent/Others (63%). BN received more coverage than PH. 9 2.3 Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Figure 11: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Politicians & Political Figures Negative Attacked 7% 1% Positive 37% Neutral 55% • Of all the tonal categories used in the coverage of politicians and political figures, the Neutral category was used the most often (55%), followed by the Positive category (37%). Figure 12.1: Negative Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Azmin Ali 4.13 Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 4.13 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 4.13 Musa Aman 4.96 Shafie Apdal 26.45 Mahathir Mohamad 29.75 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Mahathir Mohamad received the highest negative coverage (29.75%), followed by Shafie Apdal (26.45%). Figure 12.2: Attacked Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Shahrizat Abdul Jalil 5.26 Shafie Apdal 10.53 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 15.79 Mahathir Mohamad 63.16 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 • Mahathir Mohamad was attacked the most (63.16%), followed Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (15.79%). 10 Figure 13.1: Positive Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Shafie Apdal 2.59 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 2.59 Mahathir Mohamad 2.76 Musa Aman 10.86 Najib Razak 15.56 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Najib Razak received the most positive coverage (15.56%), followed by Musa Aman (10.86%). Figure 13.2: Neutral Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Joseph Pairin Kitingan 1.65 Lim Guan Eng 1.76 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 1.87 Musa Aman 2.86 Najib Razak 3.30 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 • Najib Razak received the most neutral coverage (3.30%), followed by Musa Aman (2.86%). 11 Figure 14: Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Attacked 5.26 Neutral 77.37 Others Negative 11.57 Positive 56.56 Attacked 0.00 Neutral 0.33 GS Negative 0.83 Positive 0.16 Attacked 73.68 Neutral 7.06 PH Negative 71.07 Positive 9.40 Attacked 21.05 Neutral 15.23 BN Negative 16.53 Positive 33.87 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 Overall, PH received the highest coverage for Attacked and Negative coverage.
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