Watching the Watchdog 2.0 Utusan Malaysia 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 SUPP 0.00 0.00 Warisan 0.05 0.12 STAR 0.22 0.40 PRM 0.42 0.60 PBS 0.82 0.94 Other 1.41 1.96 Gagasan Sejahtera 2.04 2.06 IKATAN 2.31 2.38 PCM 2.66 3.03 PBRS 3.23 3.77 PAS 4.49 5.19 UMNO 6.30 6.50 PKR 8.84 9.28 BN 20.68 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • BN received the most coverage (20.68%), followed by DAP (9.28%) and PKR (8.84%). 1 Figure 2: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other GS 10.01 Independent 4.19 PH 26.29 BN 59.52 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 • Once parties/coalitions’ coverage volumes are combined, BN received the highest level of coverage (59.52%), followed by PH (26.29%) and GS (10.01%). 1.2 Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions Figure 3: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Political Parties & Coalitions Attacked Positive 1% 8% Negative 19% Neutral 72% • The Neutral tone was used the most (72%), followed by Negative (19%) and Positive (8%). 2 Figure 4.1: Attacked Political Party & Coalition Coverage USNO 0.00 Warisan 0.00 LDP 0.00 Other 0.00 UPKO 0.00 UMNO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBS 0.00 MIC 0.00 MCA 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 AMANAH 1.75 PH 1.75 PDP 1.75 PAS 1.75 BN 1.75 PBB 5.26 STAR 7.02 IKATAN 7.02 PPBM 8.77 PBRS 14.04 DAP 14.04 PKR 15.79 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 • PKR received the highest coverage of Attacked tones (15.79%), with DAP and PBRS receiving (14.04%) respectively. 3 Figure 4.2: Negative Political Party & Coalition Coverage USNO 0.00 Warisan 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 PRS 0.00 STAR 0.22 SAPP 0.34 PSM 0.34 IKATAN 0.56 PBS 0.89 PCM 1.12 PDP 1.23 PAS 1.23 AMANAH 1.34 PRM 1.34 Gagasan Sejahtera 1.34 PPBM 1.45 Other 1.68 PH 1.79 Gerakan 1.90 UMNO 2.01 LDP 2.23 PBB 2.35 PBRS 2.79 MCA 3.46 MIC 9.61 BN 9.61 PKR 12.29 DAP 17.09 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 • DAP received the most Negative coverage (17.09%), followed by PKR (12.29%) and BN and MIC (9.61%). 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 PBS 0.52 IKATAN 0.78 PBRS 1.30 PPBM 1.55 PBB 1.55 DAP 2.07 PH 2.33 UMNO 2.85 PAS 2.85 MCA 2.85 PKR 3.37 PCM 4.15 PDP 4.66 Gerakan 7.77 Gagasan Sejahtera 8.29 MIC 15.03 BN 32.38 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 • BN received the highest amount of Positive coverage (32.38%), followed by MIC (15.03%) and GS (8.29%). 5 Figure 5.2: Neutral Political Party & Coalition Coverage USNO 0.00 UPKO 0.00 SUPP 0.00 PRS 0.00 Warisan 0.07 SAPP 0.07 STAR 0.11 PRM 0.15 AMANAH 0.37 PSM 0.49 LDP 0.67 PBS 0.86 Gagasan Sejahtera 1.42 Other 1.57 PBB 1.80 PH 2.06 PPBM 2.70 PCM 3.00 IKATAN 3.03 PDP 3.45 PBRS 3.45 MCA 4.12 MIC 4.38 PAS 5.92 Gerakan 5.96 DAP 7.38 UMNO 8.39 PKR 8.39 BN 23.23 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 • BN received the most Neutral coverage (23.23%) followed by PKR and UMNO (8.39%). 6 Figure 6: Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other 11.34 12.64 GS 4.09 10.87 4.10 4.40 Independent 3.94 8.70 22.93 9.89 PH 44.38 52.17 61.63 73.08 BN 47.59 28.26 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 Neutral Positive Negative Attacked • PH had the highest Attacked coverage. • BN received the highest coverage for Neutral, Positive, and Negative 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 Anwar Ibrahim 5.15 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 6.42 Chow Kon Yeow 7.15 Mahathir Mohamad 7.23 Abang Johari Tun Openg 11.17 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 • Only the top five politicians are shown on this graph. • Out of those selected, Abang Johari Tun Openg received the most mentions by a significant proportion (11.17%), followed by Mahathir Mohamad (7.23%). Figure 8: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Others 25% BN 35% GS 1% PH 39% • 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 PH (39%). • 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 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 4.00 Chong Chieng Jen 4.23 Kadir Syeikh Fadzir 4.47 Rais Hussin 5.66 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 6.29 Abang Johari Tun Openg 8.41 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/those who have a weightage of more than 4% are shown on this graph. • Out of these 5, Abang Johari Tun Openg received the most coverage (8.41%), followed by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (6.29%). Figure 10: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures As Sources: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Others 33% BN 39% GS 5% PH 23% • 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 (39%), which 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 0% 11% Negative 21% Neutral 68% • Of all the tonal categories used in the coverage of politicians and political figures, the Neutral category was used the most often (68%), followed by the Negative category (21%). Figure 12.1: Negative Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Mah Siew Kong 4.62 Azmin Ali 5.96 Abang Johari Tun Openg 7.18 Anwar Ibrahim 8.03 Chow Kon Yeow 11.92 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 12.29 Mahathir Mohamad 15.21 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 (15.21%), followed by Abdul Rahman Dahlan (12.29%). Figure 12.2: Attacked Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Nur Jazlan Mohamed 7.14 Husam Musa 7.14 Nga Kor Ming 7.14 Hadi Awang 7.14 Abang Johari Tun Openg 7.14 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 7.14 Baru Bian 14.29 Chow Kon Yeow 14.29 Ambiga Sreenevasan 28.57 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • Ambiga Sreenavasan was attacked the most (28.57%), followed Chow Kon Yeow and Baru Bian (14.29%). 10 Figure 13.1: Positive Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Baru Bian 4.32 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 6.24 Ahmad Maslan 7.67 Azalina Othman Said 8.63 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 10.55 Abang Johari Tun Openg 12.47 Anwar Ibrahim 14.39 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, Anwar Ibrahim received the most positive coverage (14.39%), followed by Abang Johari Tun Openg (12.47%). Figure 13.2: Neutral Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 3.51 Abdul Rahman Dahlan 4.34 Mahathir Mohamad 5.46 Chow Kon Yeow 6.28 Abang Johari Tun Openg 12.15 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 • Abang Johari Tun Openg received the most neutral coverage (12.15%), followed by Chow Kon Yeow (6.28%). 11 Figure 14: Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs.