One-sided portrayal: Singapore media discourse of social scientists’ roles

IF 1.5 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Asian Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2023-06-21 DOI:10.1080/01292986.2023.2225530

Gabriel Wong

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article analyses the gap between the news media’s and scholars’ portrayals of social scientists’ roles in Singapore. It adopts a media representation theoretical framework, undertaking a media discourse analysis of the Singapore Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehood between January 2018 and October 2019. Findings show the media’s consistent depiction of the instrumental roles of social scientists via avoidance of academic language and social-political critiques. The article argues that Singapore’s news media portrayal emphasises the instrumental orientation of social scientists’ roles. The study contributes a social-cultural account in the Singapore context, reframing the media representation framework that has hitherto been understood from a Western perspective.

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片面描述：新加坡媒体对社会科学家角色的论述

本文分析了新加坡新闻媒体和学者对社会科学家角色的描述之间的差距。它采用了媒体代表性理论框架，在2018年1月至2019年10月期间对新加坡蓄意网络虚假行为特别委员会进行了媒体话语分析。研究结果表明，媒体通过避免学术语言和社会政治批评，对社会科学家的工具性角色进行了一致的描述。文章认为，新加坡的新闻媒体形象强调了社会科学家角色的工具导向。该研究对新加坡背景下的社会文化进行了描述，重新构建了迄今为止从西方角度理解的媒体表现框架。

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Asian Journal of Communication COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Launched in 1990, Asian Journal of Communication (AJC) is a refereed international publication that provides a venue for high-quality communication scholarship with an Asian focus and perspectives from the region. We aim to highlight research on the systems and processes of communication in the Asia-Pacific region and among Asian communities around the world to a wide international audience. It publishes articles that report empirical studies, develop communication theory, and enhance research methodology. AJC is accepted by and listed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) published by Clarivate Analytics. The journal is housed editorially at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, jointly with the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC).