Foreign Nationals as Offenders and Victims in Malaysian Crime News

Foreign Nationals as Offenders and Victims in Malaysian Crime News

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 t...

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Main Authors: Misman Norealyna, Mohd Adnan Hamedi, Firdaus Amira Sariyati, Ahmad Che Mahzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173300028
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spelling doaj-7244cccac21e443caec18a9559eaad1b2021-03-02T07:34:13ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242017-01-01330002810.1051/shsconf/20173300028shsconf_icome2017_00028Foreign Nationals as Offenders and Victims in Malaysian Crime NewsMisman Norealyna0Mohd Adnan Hamedi1Firdaus Amira Sariyati2Ahmad Che Mahzan3Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of MalayaDepartment of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of MalayaDepartment of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of MalayaDepartment of Communication, Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University MalaysiaForeign 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.https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173300028
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description 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.
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