Watching the Watchdog 2.0 The Sun 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 USNO 0.00 0.00 SAPP 0.00 0.00 PCM 0.00 0.00 PBB 0.00 0.00 UPKO 0.13 0.13 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.13 0.26 SUPP 0.26 0.39 Warisan 0.53 0.53 PRS 0.92 1.32 Gerakan 1.45 2.11 MCA 3.16 3.29 Other 3.42 5.39 UMNO 6.58 9.34 DAP 10.00 16.32 BN 26.18 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the most coverage (26.18%), followed by PH (16.32%) and DAP (10.00%). 1 Figure 2: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other GS 6.25 Independent 0.45 PH 46.13 BN 47.17 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 (47.17%), followed by PH (46.13%) and GS (6.25%). 1.2 Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions Figure 3: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Political Parties & Coalitions Attacked Positive 2% 8% Negative 8% Neutral 82% • The Neutral tone was used the most (82%), followed by Positive and Negative (8%). 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 UMNO 20.00 DAP 20.00 BN 26.67 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the highest coverage of Attacked tones (26.67%), with DAP and UMNO sharing the rest of the coverage (20%). 3 Figure 4.2: Negative 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 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 MCA 1.75 MIC 5.26 UMNO 7.02 PKR 7.02 DAP 7.02 PH 12.28 PAS 19.30 BN 24.56 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the most Negative coverage (24.56%), followed by PAS (19.30%) and PH (12.28%). 4 Figure 5.1: Positive 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 PAS 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 PH 1.64 MIC 1.64 PPBM 3.28 MCA 3.28 DAP 3.28 UMNO 4.92 Gerakan 4.92 PKR 6.56 BN 45.90 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 • BN received the highest amount of Positive coverage (45.90%), followed by PKR (6.56 %) and Gerakan and UMNO (4.92%). 5 Figure 5.2: Neutral Political Party & Coalition Coverage USNO 0.00 LDP 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBRS 0.00 PBB 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 UPKO 0.16 PRM 0.16 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.16 STAR 0.32 SUPP 0.32 PDP 0.49 Warisan 0.65 PBS 0.65 PRS 1.13 Gerakan 1.30 AMANAH 1.62 MIC 1.62 MCA 3.24 PPBM 3.73 Other 4.21 PAS 4.86 UMNO 6.48 PKR 9.72 DAP 10.86 PH 18.64 BN 24.31 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the most Neutral coverage (24.31%) followed by PH (18.64%) and DAP (10.86%). 6 Figure 6: Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other 5.56 0.00 GS 22.92 0.00 0.54 0.00 Independent 0.00 0.00 50.00 19.57 PH 31.25 30.00 43.91 80.43 BN 45.83 70.00 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 Neutral Positive Negative Attacked • PH the highest coverage for Neutral coverage. • BN received the highest coverage for Positive, Negative, 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 Mah Siew Kong 2.34 Nur Jazlan Mohamed 3.27 Muhyiddin Yassin 3.74 Najib Razak 6.23 Mahathir Mohamad 12.93 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 • Only politicians with a coverage weightage of more than 4% are shown on this graph. • Out of those selected, Mahathir Mohamad received the most mentions by a significant proportion (12.93%), followed by Najib Razak (6.23%). Figure 8: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 18% Others 54% PH 28% • 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 (54%). • 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 Liow Tiong Lai 2.88 Hishamuddin Hussein 3.31 Azmin Ali 4.80 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 7.90 Najib Razak 16.12 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 • 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, Najib Razak received the most coverage (16.12%), followed by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (7.90%). Figure 10: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures As Sources: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Others BN 40% 41% GS PH 1% 18% • 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 BN (41%). 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 5% 1% Positive 4% Neutral 90% • Of all the tonal categories used in the coverage of politicians and political figures, the Neutral category was used the most often (90%), followed by the Negative category (5%). Figure 12.1: Negative Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Muhyiddin Yassin 9.38 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 9.38 Mahathir Mohamad 31.25 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 (31.25%), followed by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Muhyiddin Yassin (9.38%). Figure 12.2: Attacked Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Chew Mei Fun 33.33 Mahathir Mohamad 66.67 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 • Mahathir Mohamad was attacked the most (66.67%), followed Chew Mei Fun (33.33%). 10 Figure 13.1: Positive Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Musa Aman 3.70 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 3.70 Lim Guan Eng 3.70 Chow Kon Yeow 7.41 Liow Tiong Lai 7.41 Najib Razak 22.22 Mahathir Mohamad 25.93 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Mahathir Mohamad received the most positive coverage (25.93%), followed by Najib Razak (22.22%). Figure 13.2: Neutral Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Mah Siew Kong 2.63 Nur Jazlan Mohamed 3.68 Muhyiddin Yassin 3.68 Najib Razak 5.96 Mahathir Mohamad 11.05 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 • Mahathir Mohamad received the most neutral coverage (11.05%), followed by Najib Razak (5.96%). 11 Figure 14: Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Attacked 0.00 Neutral 55.09 Negative 50.00 Others Positive 25.93 Attacked 0 Neutral 0 GS Negative 0 Positive 0 Attacked 66.67 Neutral 27.37 PH Negative 40.63 Positive 37.04 Attacked 33.33 Neutral 17.54 BN Negative 9.38 Positive 37.04 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 Overall, PH received the highest coverage for Attacked coverage, and had the same coverage for Positive as BN.