Publication: “Beer is Haram!” Representation of Islam by Online Newspapers in Malaysia on The Issue of Better Beer Festival & Oktoberfest
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Date
2023
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Abstract
The representation of Islam in the media has been widely discussed by media scholars. In the
Malaysian context, Islam is frequently associated with conflicts resulting from political issues or
actions taken by religious authorities against any organisation or individual that sparks public debate.
The government is also alleged to use Islam as a hegemonic tool to continue dominating the mindset
of the lower class by using religion as a political weapon to gain power and maintain the status quo.
Newspapers especially those owned by the government have certain ideologies to convey to the
general public in order to maintain a specific existing social order. This causes the controversial issues
pertaining to Islam to be frequently discussed in the news media in tandem with the vested interest
of those owning the newspapers. However, the discourse on issues involving Islam has become more
daring after the emergence of digital news portals that enable hegemonic counterarguments to be
discussed widely among members in the mentioned medium. Therefore, the purpose of this study is
to explore how Islam and Muslims are represented in online newspapers in Malaysia. Two samples
from English-language online newspapers, namely The Star Online and Malaysiakini, were selected.
By using quantitative and qualitative content analysis, the findings of this study show that Islam,
Islamic political parties, and some Muslims in Malaysia have been represented as extremists and
backwards by online newspapers.
Description
Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages (486 - 500)
Keywords
Representation of Islam, Malaysian media, online newspapers, Islam, content analysis
Citation
Muhammad Raqib Mohd Sofian, Nurul Nadirah Abu Hasan, Afiqah Mior Kamarulbaid, Muhamad Zaki Mustafa, Nurul Fathihin Mohd Noor Shah & Norsimaa Mustaffa, (2023) “Beer is Haram!” Representation of Islam by Online Newspapers in Malaysia on the issue of better Beer festival & oktoberfest. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 39 (3). pp. 486-500. ISSN 0128-1496