Watching the Watchdog 2.0 New Straits Times
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Watching the Watchdog 2.0 New Straits Times 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 PDP 0.00 0.00 LDP 0.06 0.06 PBRS 0.06 0.09 PSM 0.09 0.12 USNO 0.12 0.15 SAPP 0.15 0.21 PBB 0.21 0.24 PRM 0.38 0.62 Other 0.65 0.83 AMANAH 0.95 1.03 MIC 1.42 2.57 PPBM 2.92 3.81 UMNO 5.55 6.47 PKR 9.54 11.64 BN 34.55 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 • BN received the most coverage (34.55%), followed by DAP (11.64%) and PKR (9.54%). 1 Figure 2: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other GS 8.46 Independent 0.99 PH 35.41 BN 55.14 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 • Once parties/coalitions’ coverage volumes are combined, BN received the highest level of coverage (55.14%), followed by PH (35.41%) and GS (8.46%). 1.2 Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions Figure 3: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Political Parties & Coalitions Attacked 5% Positive 22% Neutral 51% Negative 22% • The Neutral tone was used the most (51%), followed by Negative and Positive (22%). 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 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 MIC 0.00 MCA 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan… 0.00 BN 0.00 UMNO 1.28 PAS 2.56 PH 3.21 PPBM 5.13 PKR 12.18 DAP 31.41 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 • DAP received the most Attacked coverage (31.41 %), followed by PKR (12.18%) and PPBM (5.13%). • Note: Some information lost due to difficulties with coding (e.g. “The Opposition” and “The Government”). 3 Figure 4.2: Negative Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 LDP 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PBRS 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 SAPP 0.27 PCM 0.27 PBS 0.27 PBB 0.27 Gerakan 0.27 PRM 0.41 Other 0.68 Warisan 0.81 AMANAH 0.81 MCA 0.95 MIC 1.49 PH 1.76 UMNO 2.30 PAS 2.44 PPBM 3.93 BN 10.16 PKR 15.58 DAP 29.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 • DAP received the most Negative coverage (29.00%), followed by PKR (15.58%) and BN (10.16%). 4 Figure 5.1: Positive Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 LDP 0.00 SUPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 PBRS 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 SAPP 0.13 PRM 0.13 PBB 0.13 Warisan 0.26 Other 0.26 AMANAH 0.26 UPKO 0.26 PPBM 0.26 Gerakan 0.77 MIC 1.02 PKR 1.15 PAS 1.92 PH 2.04 MCA 3.19 UMNO 5.49 DAP 6.64 BN 61.56 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 • BN received the highest amount of Positive coverage (61.56%), followed by DAP (6.64%) and UMNO (5.49%). 5 Figure 5.2: Neutral Political Party & Coalition Coverage PDP 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 LDP 0.12 SAPP 0.12 PRS 0.12 PBRS 0.12 UPKO 0.18 SUPP 0.18 PSM 0.18 STAR 0.24 USNO 0.24 PBB 0.24 PBS 0.30 PCM 0.36 PRM 0.53 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.53 Other 1.01 Warisan 1.13 AMANAH 1.42 Gerakan 1.60 MIC 1.72 MCA 3.20 PPBM 3.50 PH 5.39 DAP 6.16 UMNO 7.35 PKR 9.90 PAS 10.61 BN 35.63 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 • BN received the most Neutral coverage (35.63%) followed by PAS (10.61%) and PKR (9.90%). 6 Figure 6: Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other 12.24 2.25 GS 3.44 4.60 1.43 0.15 Independent 0.95 0.00 30.21 12.44 PH 73.09 93.10 56.12 85.16 BN 22.52 2.30 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 100.00 Neutral Positive Negative Attacked • PH received a majority of the Attacked and Negative coverage. • BN received most of the Neutral and Positive coverage. 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 Tian Chua 1.82 Lim Guan Eng 1.82 Lim Kit Siang 1.92 Najib Razak 7.83 Mahathir Mohamad 18.47 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 • Only the top 5 most mentioned politicians are shown on this graph. • Out of these 5, Mahathir Mohamad received the most mentions by a significant proportion (18.47%), followed by Najib Razak (7.83%). Figure 8: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 14% Others 51% PH 34% GS 1% • 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 (51%). • There was more coverage of PH compared to BN. 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 Khairy Jamaluddin 1.93 Hishamuddin Hussein 2.17 Mahathir Mohamad 3.56 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 7.96 Najib Razak 12.58 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 • Only the top 5 most mentioned politicians are shown on this graph. • Out of these 5, Najib Razak received the most coverage (12.58%), followed by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (7.96%). Figure 10: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures As Sources: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 32% Others 59% PH 7% GS 2% • 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 (59%). 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 Attacked Positive 5% 12% Negative 22% Neutral 61% • Of all the tonal categories used in the coverage of politicians and political figures, the Neutral category was used the most often (61%), followed by the Negative category (22%). Figure 12.1: Negative Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Tian Chua 2.56 Nga Kor Ming 3.21 Lim Guan Eng 3.37 Lim Kit Siang 6.89 Mahathir Mohamad 37.34 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Mahathir Mohamad received the highest negative coverage (37.34%), followed by Lim Kit Siang (6.89%). Figure 12.2: Attacked Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Tony Pua 1.88 Lim Kit Siang 1.88 Rafizi Ramli 5.63 Anwar Ibrahim 5.63 Lim Guan Eng 9.38 Mahathir Mohamad 51.88 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 • Mahathir Mohamad was attacked the most (51.88%), followed by Lim Guan Eng (9.38%). 10 Figure 13.1: Positive Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Anifah Aman 1.44 Hadi Awang 1.72 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 1.72 Mahathir Mohamad 4.02 Najib Razak 29.02 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, Najib Razak received the most positive coverage (29.02%), followed by Mahathir Mohamad (4.02%). Figure 13.2: Neutral Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Anwar Ibrahim 1.48 Hadi Awang 1.65 Tian Chua 2.17 Najib Razak 6.61 Mahathir Mohamad 11.17 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 • Mahathir Mohamad received the most neutral coverage (11.17%), followed by Najib Razak (6.61%). 11 Figure 14: Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Attacked 18.13 Neutral 63.96 Others Negative 26.76 Positive 54.60 Attacked 0.00 Neutral 1.77 GS Negative 0.96 Positive 2.01 Attacked 81.25 Neutral 22.79 PH Negative 67.63 Positive 8.33 Attacked 0.63 Neutral 11.48 BN Negative 4.65 Positive 35.06 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 Overall, Independent/Others received the highest coverage for Neutral and Positive coverage.