Values Influencing the Practice of Investigative Journalism in Malaysia: Media Practitioners’ Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-383
Author(s):  
Adibah Ismail ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Media Culture ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
The West ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Eastern Culture ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Democratic Country

Investigative journalism has been an American phenomenon, heavily embedded with their values. Scholars mentioned individualism and press freedom as two founding values of investigative journalism practice in the West. This study attempts to explore values influencing the practice of investigative journalism from a different viewpoint, by investigating Malaysia as a democratic country, but having a controlled media environment. Malaysia is also an interesting research subject because it is a developing country with strong Eastern values. Using local yardsticks, this study explores values influencing the practice of investigative journalism in Malaysia from local media practitioners’ perspectives. This research aims to explore more than just the differences between Western and Eastern culture, but also to understand how those different values influence the practice. In-depth interviews were used to explore the perspectives of 16 media practitioners from various backgrounds including editors and journalists who work in mainstream and alternative media in Malaysia. Vast data generated from the interviews pointing to a different viewpoint from current literature. The data, which was thematically analysed, revealed interesting findings which differentiate between Malaysian and Western practices of investigative journalism. The Eastern perspective was found to be dominant, especially in terms of collectivism culture, value of press freedom, and religious teachings influence. This study also highlighted the importance of considering the cultural factor in evaluating any journalism practice in the world. The study concludes that local values and culture must be included as research elements to understand a country’s journalism practice. Keywords: Investigative journalism, media culture, guiding values, press freedom, Malaysia.

Traditional Journalism in Transition

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Ann Lambert ◽  
H. Denis Wu
Keyword(s):  
Press Freedom ◽  
Work Roles ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Professionals ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Depth Interviews

Although Taiwan instituted press freedom in 1987, media professionals in the island nation continue to experience a myriad of internal and external pressures in the overcrowded market. Rather than merely conform to unethical industry expectations, some media professionals have reconstructed the rules by which they operate. The purpose of the present study is to explore how Taiwan media professionals have reshaped their work roles to make sense of their workplace realities. Results generated from 20 in-depth interviews indicate that their realities now include Internet-driven media shifts, changed reporter traits, dramatic licence due to stiff competition, departure from conventional news and reporters coping with mandatory coverage. Study participants have reconstructed the rules of the media environment to contend with the new realities.

Media representation of China in the time of pandemic: A comparative study of Kenyan and Ethiopian media

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hangwei Li
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
African Countries ◽  
News Production ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Professional Norms ◽  
Local Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Crisis Responses ◽  
Depth Interviews

China has been a pivotal player throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there is very little research on how China’s role and effort have been interpreted among African countries that are diverged in their crisis responses. Through content and discourse analysis of the local media and more than 50 in-depth interviews, this study investigates media representation of China during the coronavirus pandemic in the Kenyan and Ethiopian newspapers, specifically Kenyan’s Daily Nation and The Standard, and the Ethiopian Herald and The Reporter. This study finds that Kenyan newspapers adopted a more critical and problem-centred narrative, as many of its news articles are organized around problems such as the ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, and the mistreatment of Africans in Guangzhou during the pandemic. Unlike Kenyan newspapers, Ethiopian newspapers adopted a more positive and favourable tone towards China. This article also captures the dynamics behind the production of China-related news during the pandemic, and discusses how the media environment, professional norms, journalistic habitus, the ‘rules of games’ (i.e. who counts as an important source) have fundamentally shaped the news production.

scholarly journals New Gatekeepers in Town: How Groups in Social Networking Sites Influence Information Flows in Russia’s Provinces

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205630512110132
Author(s):  
Olga Dovbysh
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Professional Norms ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Mediated Discourse ◽  
Media Space ◽  
Grassroots Initiatives ◽  
Depth Interviews

The study focuses upon “city public groups” (“gorodskie pabliki,” local newsgroups on social networking sites)—the new entrants in the local media space of the Russian province that have recently become important actors of regional public communication. Such groups combine news posting and citizen discussions, report on local affairs and gossip, and entertain. Some groups are based on user-generated content; others create their own content or act as aggregators. Being non-registered and grassroots initiatives, these media enjoy higher freedom in comparison to official local newsrooms. Given the popularity of city public groups among local citizens and local authorities’ interest toward them, owners and moderators of these media are playing an influential role for local mediated discourse. Based on the gatekeeping theory and its extensions for digital space, this article explores the emerging roles of these new gatekeepers in the local communities. Based upon 28 in-depth interviews collected by the author in Russian towns in 2017–2018, the article also analyses the professional norms and values of the owners and moderators of local city groups that they employ to perform their gatekeeping function.

scholarly journals Media, Culture and Indigenous Languages in Pakistan: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol V (IV) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Irem Sultana ◽  
Malik Adnan ◽  
Muhammad Imran Mehsud
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Media ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research paper inspected the role of Pakistani media to protect indigenous languages and culture in Pakistan. The study examined the situation; if Pakistani media outpours concern with the native languages or not. The article also checked the media landscape, its language-wise segregation and scenario of literacy in different areas of the country. The outcomes of the study showed that Pakistani media is neglecting the indigenous languages. The study results exhibited clearly that media houses’ focus on protecting native languages, is not profound. The findings also showed that foreign ownership of Media houses plays a role in neglecting indigenous language promotions. The current study presented that Pakistani mainstream media is damaging the local and native languages. The study was the outcome of qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews of senior communication experts.

scholarly journals Native Advertising—The Formats and Types of Content Most Demanded by Brands in the Spanish Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-544
Author(s):  
Daniel Zomeño ◽  
Rocío Blay-Arráez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Editorial Content ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Ecosystem ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Formats ◽  
Depth Interviews

Media convergence and the incorporation of new narratives typical of the consumption habits of younger audiences in the social media environment have led to the proliferation of a wide variety of formats and types of content in the media ecosystem through which the editorial content offered to brands is being distributed. This qualitative research, using in-depth interviews with a qualified sample of branded content managers from the main Spanish media, allows us to determine the main characteristics of the native advertising demanded by advertisers. The results corroborate observations that content channelled through more sophisticated consumption experiences, using both multimedia and interactivity with a clear transmedia approach, tends to be better received by the audience and, therefore, in greater demand by brands. It also confirms that both video and social media formats have grown exponentially when it comes to providing an outlet for branded content. Based on the results obtained, a proposed classification of these products, including definitions, has been drawn up so they can be publicised to the professional world, offering the reflection and precision that their rapid development has not allowed until now.

scholarly journals Etnografia z sercem na dłoni. Antropologia wiedzy o relacjach Romów z nie-Romami

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-85
Author(s):  
Maciej Witkowski
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Depth Interviews

The author reflects on the conditions connected with obtaining data through in-depth interviews. He argues that in studies on the relations of the Romani with non-Romani peoples the issue is particularly sensitive yet seldom considered. In consideration of the social and cultural distance that ordinarily divides the ethnographer and the research subject, and the interpersonal conditions of their encounter, the author calls attention to the deliberate manner in which the researcher’s academic knowledge is engaged in creating empirical ethnographic data. In conclusion, he proposes a research program that would make it possible to define the sense of the “empirical data” category in contemporary anthropology in relation to the majority community and the Romani.

scholarly journals Thematic Hadith Understanding in West Sumatra: Kitab Himpoenan Hadis by Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Febriyeni Febriyeni
Keyword(s):  
Literature Study ◽  
The West ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Literature

<p><em>This article examines Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak (1879-1975) and elaborates on the characteristics of thematic hadith studies in his book, Himpoenan Hadith Book (1938). The book is one of the classic books of hadith in Arabic-Malay, which became the guideline in several </em><em>Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah </em><em>in West Sumatra. Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak is a West Sumatran cleric active in da'wah and education activities. The background of writing this book is to fulfil the request of the leaders of Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah in the West Pasaman environment to overcome the rampant debate in the community related to qunūt. This article uses a qualitative literature study method on the works of </em><em>Syekh</em><em> Tuanku Sasak and is supported by in-depth interviews with the descendants of Syekh Tuanku Yusuf in 2019. This research shows that Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak thematically describes the understanding of the hadith about qunūt by collecting all the traditions that allow and forbid qunūt, conduct criticism of sanad and matan</em><em>,</em><em> and use the "tarjih" method in dealing with conflicting rules.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Artikel ini mengkaji Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak (1879-1975) dan mengelaborasi ciri-ciri kajian hadis tematik dalam bukunya </em>Himpoenan Hadist Book<em> (1938). Kitab tersebut merupakan salah satu kitab hadis klasik berbahasa Arab-Melayu yang menjadi pedoman di beberapa Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah di Sumatera Barat. Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak adalah seorang ulama Sumatera Barat yang aktif dalam kegiatan dakwah dan pendidikan. Latar belakang penulisan buku ini adalah untuk memenuhi permintaan para pimpinan Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah di lingkungan Pasaman Barat untuk mengatasi maraknya perdebatan di masyarakat terkait </em>qunūt<em>. Artikel ini menggunakan metode studi literatur kualitatif atas karya-karya Syekh Tuanku Sasak dan didukung dengan wawancara mendalam dengan keturunan Syekh Tuanku Yusuf pada tahun 2019. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Syekh Yunus Tuanku Sasak secara tematik menggambarkan pemahaman hadis tentang </em>qunūt<em> dengan mengumpulkan semua hadis yang membolehkan dan mengharamkan </em>qunūt<em>, melakukan kritik </em>sanad<em> dan </em>matan,<em> serta menggunakan metode </em>“tarjih”<em> dalam menghadapi aturan-aturan yang saling bertentangan.</em></p>

Orientalism Revisited

2021 ◽  
pp. 214-230
Author(s):  
Elvan Ozkavruk Adanir ◽  
Berna Ileri
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
The West ◽  
Eastern Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of

Orientalism is a Western and Western-centric broad field of research that studies the social structures, cultures, languages, histories, religions, and geographies of countries to the east of Europe. The term took on a secondary, detrimental association in the 20th century which looks down on the East. However, this chapter will not dwell on the definition of Orientalism that is debated the most; instead, it will discuss the positive contribution of Orientalism to Western culture. Even though the West otherizes the East in daily life, when it comes to desire, vanity, luxury, and flamboyance without hesitating a moment it adopts these very elements from the Eastern culture. It could be said that this adaptation brings these societies closer in one way or another. The highly admired fashion of Orientalism in the West starting from the 17th century until the 21st century will be the focus of this study.

The Enlightenment of the West

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Guo
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The West ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The Press ◽  
Western Concept ◽  
Imperial China ◽  
Initial Process

This chapter examines the introduction of the Western concept of press freedom into imperial China. The initial introduction of freedom of the press was a product of the transnational interaction between China and the West in the nineteenth century. From the 1830s, Western businessmen, European Protestant missionaries, and Chinese diplomats introduced scattered ideas of press freedom into China, though these had very little influence at the time. This chapter documents this initial process of conceptual transplantation and summarizes the differing interpretations of press freedom through an in-depth textual analysis of primary sources.

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