A comparative study of multi-ethnic perspectives on aging in Malaysian newspapers

IF 2.7 2区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Journalism Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI:10.1177/14648849241266724

Lai Fong Yang, Prasana Rosaline Fernandez, Linda Poh Gaik Tan

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Abstract

Media plays an important role in representing cultural beliefs about aging, and the influence of cultural and societal factors on the portrayal of aging is well documented. Malaysia, with its diverse demographics of different ethnicities, religions, and languages, provides a unique context for investigating how aging is represented. This study employed framing as the theoretical framework and qualitative content analysis as the research method to compare the portrayal of aging in Malaysian newspapers published in Malay, Chinese, and English. In addition, a popular online-only newspaper in the country was included in the analysis. The findings showed an emphasis on the well-being/welfare of older people in Malaysian newspapers; however, the discourse reflected elements of paternalism and ageism, with the voices of older adults having limited representation. The implications of these findings were discussed in relation to the media’s role in reporting the aging process.

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关于马来西亚报纸中多种族老龄化观点的比较研究

媒体在表现有关老龄化的文化观念方面发挥着重要作用，而文化和社会因素对老龄化形象的影响也是有据可查的。马来西亚拥有不同种族、宗教和语言的多元化人口，为研究如何表现老龄化提供了独特的背景。本研究以框架为理论框架，以定性内容分析为研究方法，比较了以马来语、汉语和英语出版的马来西亚报纸对老龄化的描述。此外，本研究还将该国一份广受欢迎的纯网络报纸纳入分析范围。研究结果表明，马来西亚报纸强调老年人的福祉；然而，报纸的论述反映了家长制和年龄歧视的因素，老年人的声音代表性有限。讨论了这些发现对媒体在报道老龄化进程中的作用的影响。

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来源期刊

Journalism COMMUNICATION-

CiteScore

7.90

自引率

10.30%

发文量

123

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