Watching the Watchdog 2.0 Oriental Daily
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Watching the Watchdog 2.0 Oriental Daily 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 STAR 0.00 0.00 LDP 0.00 0.00 SAPP 0.00 0.00 PRS 0.02 0.05 PSM 0.09 0.14 Warisan 0.18 0.18 IKATAN 0.25 0.27 SUPP 0.34 0.39 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.51 1.10 Other 1.96 2.05 PPBM 2.65 2.88 PAS 7.29 7.41 PKR 8.35 9.04 DAP 12.28 18.52 BN 23.72 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • BN received the most coverage (23.72%), followed by PH (18.52%) and DAP (12.28%). 1 Figure 2: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other GS 8.24 Independent 0.54 PH 45.07 BN 46.15 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 • Once parties/coalitions’ coverage volumes are combined, BN received the highest level of coverage (46.15%), followed by PH (45.07%) and GS (8.24%). 1.2 Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions Figure 3: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Political Parties & Coalitions Attacked 6% Positive 34% Neutral 51% Negative 9% • The Neutral tone was used the most (51%), followed by Positive (34%), and Negative (9%). 2 Figure 4.1: Attacked Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 Warisan 0.00 LDP 0.00 Other 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 AMANAH 0.59 PRM 0.59 PPBM 0.89 MIC 1.48 PAS 2.08 Gerakan 2.67 PKR 3.86 MCA 7.12 UMNO 8.90 DAP 13.35 PH 24.93 BN 33.53 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 • BN received the highest amount of Attacked coverage (33.53%), followed by PH (24.93%), and DAP (13.35%). 3 Figure 4.2: Negative Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 Warisan 0.00 LDP 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 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 MIC 0.22 PBS 0.45 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.67 IKATAN 0.90 AMANAH 1.57 Gerakan 2.91 Other 3.59 PPBM 5.16 MCA 6.50 PKR 6.95 PAS 9.64 UMNO 11.66 DAP 15.02 BN 15.92 PH 18.39 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 • PH received the most Negative coverage (18.39%), followed by BN (15.92%) and DAP (15.02%). 4 Figure 5.1: Positive Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 Warisan 0.00 LDP 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PRS 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 PDP 0.05 PSM 0.16 IKATAN 0.21 PRM 0.26 SUPP 0.53 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.69 MIC 1.64 PPBM 1.90 Other 2.01 AMANAH 2.11 Gerakan 2.22 PAS 5.60 PKR 5.66 UMNO 7.24 MCA 9.09 DAP 17.76 PH 19.45 BN 23.41 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • BN received the highest amount of Positive coverage (23.41%), followed by PH (19.45%) and DAP (17.76%). 5 Figure 5.2: Neutral Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 LDP 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PRS 0.04 PSM 0.07 PCM 0.11 IKATAN 0.22 PDP 0.26 PBS 0.30 SUPP 0.33 Warisan 0.37 PRM 0.48 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.48 PBB 0.55 DAP 0.92 Other 1.99 AMANAH 2.32 PPBM 2.99 Gerakan 3.10 BN 5.86 PAS 9.07 UMNO 9.52 DAP 11.07 PKR 11.36 PH 16.34 BN 21.62 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • BN received the most Neutral coverage (21.62%) followed by PH (16.34%) and PKR (11.36%). 6 Figure 6: Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other 10.04 6.63 GS 11.68 2.08 0.68 0.43 Independent 0.00 0.59 45.64 47.84 PH 49.07 43.62 43.64 45.09 BN 39.25 53.71 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 Neutral Positive Negative Attacked • PH the highest coverage for Neutral, Positive, and Negative tones. • BN received the highest coverage for 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 Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 1.83 Lim Guan Eng 2.70 Wee Ka Siong 3.12 Najib Razak 11.09 Mahathir Mohamad 12.10 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, Mahathir Mohamad received the most mentions by a significant proportion (12.10%), followed by Najib Razak (11.09%). Figure 8: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 20% Others 52% PH 28% 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 (52%). • 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 Wee Ka Siong 3.03 Lim Guan Eng 3.32 Mahathir Mohamad 3.57 Liew Chin Tong 4.67 Najib Razak 8.20 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 • Only the top 5 most mentioned politicians are shown on this graph. • Out of these 5, Najib Razak received the most coverage (8.20%), followed by Liew Chin Tong (4.67%). Figure 10: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures As Sources: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 22% Others 54% PH 22% 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 (54%). BN received equal coverage with PH. 9 2.3 Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Figure 11: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Politicians & Political Figures Attacked 10% Negative Positive 8% 30% Neutral 52% • Of all the tonal categories used in the coverage of politicians and political figures, the Neutral category was used the most often (42%), followed by the Positive category (30%). Figure 12.1: Negative Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Wee Ka Siong 2.50 Lim Guan Eng 2.86 Rosmah Mansor 3.21 Najib Razak 7.14 Mahathir Mohamad 15.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Mahathir Mohamad received the highest negative coverage (15%), followed by Najib Razak (7.14%). 10 Figure 12.2: Attacked Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Jamal Yunos 2.66 Lim Guan Eng 4.44 Wee Ka Siong 6.80 Najib Razak 14.50 Mahathir Mohamad 19.82 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • Mahathir Mohamad was attacked the most (19.82%), followed by Lim Guan Eng (14.50%). Figure 13.1: Positive Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Nga Kor Ming 2.49 Lim Guan Eng 2.69 Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 4.49 Mahathir Mohamad 6.38 Najib Razak 11.17 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Najib Razak received the most positive coverage (11.17%), followed by Mahathir Mohamad (6.38%). Figure 13.2: Neutral Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 1.68 Anwar Ibrahim 2.08 Wee Ka Siong 3.31 Najib Razak 10.55 Mahathir Mohamad 13.58 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 • Mahathir Mohamad received the most neutral coverage (13.58%), followed by Najib Razak (10.55%). 11 Figure 14: Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Attacked 37.09 Neutral 51.80 Negative Others 56.43 Positive 56.23 Attacked 0.30 Neutral 0.22 GS Negative 0.00 Positive 0.20 Attacked 34.72 Neutral 28.31 PH Negative 27.50 Positive 23.63 Attacked 27.89 Neutral 19.66 BN Negative 16.07 Positive 19.94 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 Overall, Independent/Others received the highest coverage for Attacked, Neutral, Negative, and Positive coverage.