Misman, Norealyna and Mohd Adnan, Hamedi and Firdaus, Amira Sariyati and Ahmad, Che Mahzan (2017) Foreign nationals as offenders and victims in Malaysian crime news. In: International Conference on Communication and Media: An International Communication Association Regional Conference (i-COME’16), 18th - 20th September 2016, Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

Foreign nationals in Malaysia come from all corners of the world.They are here as migrant labour, highly skilled and professional migrants (expatriates), illegal migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers (Burmese asylum seekers with UNHCR card), forced migrants (human trafficking victims), students, and tourists.The influx of foreign nationals residing in Malaysia coincides with greater number of crime news featuring foreign nationals.This study explores the social construction of foreign nationals as the ‘other’ in the local crime news published by Malaysian newspapers.94 news headlines and lead sentences of local crime news involving foreign nationals were identified and analysed for this study.Findings suggest that Malaysian newspapers magnify foreign nationals’ migration status in each crime news.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	Published in SHS Web of Conferences; Volume 33 (2017)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	School of Multimedia Technology & Communication
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2017 03:20
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2017 03:20
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20911

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