Watching the Watchdog 2.0 Daily Express 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 IKATAN 0.00 0.03 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.03 0.04 PBB 0.08 0.09 PDP 0.11 0.16 SUPP 0.26 0.39 MIC 0.43 0.53 LDP 0.84 1.03 PPBM 1.37 1.41 AMANAH 1.46 1.79 MCA 1.84 2.23 PAS 3.57 3.66 DAP 5.42 5.45 Warisan 5.60 6.25 UMNO 7.74 7.89 BN 28.32 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the most coverage (28.32%), followed by UMNO (7.74%) and PH (6.25%). 1 Figure 2: Volume of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other GS 4.49 Independent 1.96 PH 31.89 BN 61.67 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 (61.67%), followed by PH (31.89%) and GS (4.49%). 1.2 Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions Figure 3: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Political Parties & Coalitions Attacked Positive Negative 1% 2% 3% Neutral 94% • The Neutral tone was used the most (94%), followed by Negative (3%) and Positive (2%). 2 Figure 4.1: Attacked Political Party & Coalition Coverage STAR 0.00 USNO 0.00 LDP 0.00 SUPP 0.00 SAPP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBB 0.00 PAS 0.00 MIC 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 AMANAH 1.85 UPKO 1.85 PKR 1.85 PBS 1.85 PBRS 1.85 MCA 1.85 Warisan 3.70 Other 3.70 PPBM 3.70 UMNO 4.63 DAP 7.41 BN 13.89 PH 18.52 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 Attacked coverage (18.52%), followed by BN (13.89%) and DAP (7.41%). 3 Figure 4.2: Negative Political Party & Coalition Coverage LDP 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBB 0.00 MIC 0.00 MCA 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 STAR 0.83 AMANAH 0.83 SUPP 1.25 SAPP 1.25 PBRS 1.25 PAS 2.08 USNO 2.50 UPKO 2.50 PKR 3.33 Other 3.75 PPBM 3.75 PH 4.17 PBS 4.58 UMNO 6.67 DAP 8.33 Warisan 8.75 BN 24.17 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the most Negative coverage (24.17%), followed by Warisan (8.75%) and DAP (8.33%). 4 Figure 5.1: Positive Political Party & Coalition Coverage USNO 0.00 PSM 0.00 PRM 0.00 PRS 0.00 PDP 0.00 PCM 0.00 PBB 0.00 MIC 0.00 IKATAN 0.00 Gerakan 0.00 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.00 STAR 0.69 UPKO 0.69 SUPP 0.69 SAPP 0.69 PPBM 0.69 LDP 1.39 PBRS 1.39 Other 2.08 PAS 2.08 AMANAH 2.78 UMNO 2.78 MCA 2.78 DAP 3.47 PBS 4.17 Warisan 4.86 PH 4.86 PKR 4.86 BN 47.92 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 • BN received the most positive coverage (47.92%). • PKR, PH, and Warisan received the same amount of positive coverage (4.86%). 5 Figure 5.2: Neutral Political Party & Coalition Coverage IKATAN 0.00 PCM 0.03 Gagasan Sejahtera 0.03 PSM 0.04 PBB 0.08 PRM 0.10 PDP 0.11 PRS 0.17 SUPP 0.23 Gerakan 0.42 MIC 0.47 USNO 0.48 LDP 0.88 PBRS 1.01 PPBM 1.27 AMANAH 1.43 STAR 1.47 UPKO 1.78 MCA 1.90 SAPP 2.34 PBS 3.64 PAS 3.72 DAP 5.35 PKR 5.39 Warisan 5.55 PH 6.19 UMNO 7.94 Other 8.24 BN 28.36 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 • BN received the most Neutral coverage (28.36%) followed by UMNO (7.94%) and PH (6.19%). 6 Figure 6: Tone of Coverage of Political Parties & Coalitions: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other 4.67 2.40 GS 2.73 0.00 2.04 0.80 Independent 1.09 0.00 31.33 24.80 PH 38.25 58.82 61.96 72.00 BN 57.92 41.18 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 Neutral Positive Negative Attacked • PH received the most Attacked coverage, while BN received the most Neutral, Positive, and Negative 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 Joseph Pairin Kitingan 1.13 Musa Aman 3.04 Shafie Apdal 3.73 Najib Razak 6.14 Mahathir Mohamad 6.58 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 • 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 (6.58%), followed by Najib Razak (6.14%). Figure 8: Volume of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 15% PH 16% GS 0% Others 69% • When the mentions of individual politicians and political figures are combined and merged into their respective coalitions, we can see that coverage of figures is skewed towards Independent/ Others (69%). • 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 Yong Teck Lee 2.91 Shafie Apdal 3.01 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 3.04 Musa Aman 4.27 Najib Razak 6.61 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 • Only the top 5 most mentioned politicians are shown on this graph. • Out of these 5, Najib Razak received the most coverage (6.61%), followed by Musa Aman (4.27%). Figure 10: Volume of the Use of Politicians & Political Figures As Sources: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other BN 25% Others PH 63% 11% 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 and GS. 9 2.3 Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Figure 11: Raw Tonal Coverage Volume of Politicians & Political Figures Attacked Positive Negative 1% 3% 1% Neutral 95% • Of all the tonal categories used in the coverage of politicians and political figures, the neutral category was used the most often (95%), followed by the negative category (3%). Figure 12.1: Negative Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Muhyiddin Yassin 2.13 Musa Aman 3.72 Najib Razak 7.45 Shafie Apdal 9.04 Mahathir Mohamad 15.43 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, Mahathir Mohamad received the highest negative coverage (15.43%), followed by Shafie Apdal (9.04%). 10 Figure 12.2: Attacked Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Abang Johari Tun Openg 2.00 Musa Aman 2.00 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 4.00 Najib Razak 14.00 Mahathir Mohamad 20.00 Shafie Apdal 30.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 • Shafie Apdal was attacked the most (30%), followed by Mahathir Mohamad (20%). Figure 13.1: Positive Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Tony Pua 2.13 Tian Chua 2.13 Shafie Apdal 2.13 Musa Aman 5.32 Mahathir Mohamad 5.32 Najib Razak 11.70 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 • In terms of the tone of mentions of politicians and political figures, Najib Razak received the most positive coverage (11.70%), followed by Mahathir Mohamad and Musa Aman (5.32%). Figure 13.2: Neutral Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures Joseph Pairin Kitingan 1.19 Musa Aman 2.96 Shafie Apdal 3.27 Najib Razak 5.93 Mahathir Mohamad 6.14 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 • Mahathir Mohamad received the most neutral coverage (6.14%), followed by Najib Razak (5.93%). 11 Figure 14: Tone of Coverage of Politicians & Political Figures: Government vs. Opposition vs. Independent/Other Attacked 28.30 Neutral 68.99 Others Negative 55.21 Positive 62.24 Attacked 0.00 Neutral 0.41 GS Negative 0.00 Positive 0.00 Attacked 49.06 Neutral 16.05 PH Negative 29.69 Positive 15.31 Attacked 22.64 Neutral 14.56 BN Negative 15.10 Positive 22.45 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 Overall, Independent/Others received the highest Positive, Negative, and Neutral coverage, while PH received the highest Attacked coverage.