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Title:	The decision making process in broadcast newsrooms and government policies under Dato Sri Mohd Najib's administration
Authors:	Roslina Abdul Latif (P56293)
Supervisor:	Faridah Ibrahim, Associate Professor Dr.
Keywords:	Decision making process Broadcast newsrooms Government policies Dato Sri Mohd Najib's administration Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations
Issue Date:	23-Jun-2014
Description:	The decision-making process in the broadcast newsrooms based on interpretation, influence and pervasiveness of the news from different media organizations is beyond doubt. This study examines the decision-making process in the newsrooms of three major broadcasting houses namely TV3, Astro Awani and RTM to determine this process. This study's objective is to identify the changes that have taken place in the editing policies, explore the internal and external factors that have influenced the decision-making process, study if news programming patterns have changed since Najib's reign as Prime Minister and which government policies have influenced the network's programming. The Gans theory of story selection and Dimmick and Coit's model of decision-making looks at how the news items are selected and which levels of decision-making are effective. This study also engages in several qualitative methodologies specifically in-depth interviews, document analysis and triangulation. Notable editors, chief editors and group editors gave in-depth interviews on their decision-making process and issues that ‘dampen’ the process of nation building in shaping the trajectory of the news. The findings showed that the decision-making process is made through consensus by a specific group of people. Two daily meetings are conducted daily to determine news coverage and headlines. Although it sounds simple but there are internal and external factors that influence the decision-making process. While RTM predominantly runs on the government model, TV3 and Astro Awani follow the professional model but with different approaches. RTM and TV3 take a direct commentary approach whereas Astro Awani takes a 360 degree slant in reporting issues. Media organizations give coverage to all government policies when it happens but TV3 is the only newsroom that actually has a Putrajaya appointee to ‘help’ make these decisions. The study implies that decision-making made under policy considerations are stringent in terms of control, procedures and protocol.,PhD
Pages:	336
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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