國立虎尾科技大學 |

What Drives Citizen Journalism In Malaysia? A Reasoned Action Model Approach.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	What Drives Citizen Journalism In Malaysia? A Reasoned Action Model Approach./
Author:	Guynes, Del.
Description:	1 online resource (154 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-07(E), Section: A.
Subject:	Journalism. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780355656022

What Drives Citizen Journalism In Malaysia? A Reasoned Action Model Approach.
Guynes, Del.

What Drives Citizen Journalism In Malaysia? A Reasoned Action Model Approach. - 1 online resource (154 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-07(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

Citizen journalism is a global phenomenon that manifests in a variety of ways, depending on the political environment and extent of media freedoms. In Malaysia, it appears that citizen journalism has, over the past twenty years, contributed significantly to the rise of public discourse of opposition to some of the policies and behaviors of the ruling political party, the majority seat holder in Malaysia's parliament since its independence from Great Britain in 1957. That majority in parliament has grown precariously thin, with the most recent national elections seeing almost 40% of the seats going to the opposition---which, in fact, actually won the popular vote. Until now, a theoretical basis for evaluating the behavioral reasons underlying citizen journalism has not appeared in the research in any context, thereby precluding an understanding of beliefs and perceptions that could lead to behavioral interventions that might encourage greater Malaysian participation in online journalism. To fill this gap, this dissertation takes the Reasoned Action Model (RAM) approach, a theoretical framework that has primarily been useful when examining health behaviors, and applies it to online citizen journalism in Malaysia. The dissertation employs an OLS multiple regression analysis for data gathered from an online survey (N = 2,020) that explores modal salient beliefs about factors that influence participation in citizen journalism in the Malaysian context. The RAM demonstrates an effective theoretical basis for evaluating drivers of participation in citizen journalism, exposing several key predictors of intention to participate, which include having the capacity to participate, possession of a smartphone, feeling satisfaction, and influence of friends, NGOs, and boyfriends/girlfriends, among others. Based on the findings, there are behavioral interventions that might positively influence the beliefs that underlie modal variables, with a view toward increasing intention to report online one's views of government policies and elected officials.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355656022Subjects--Topical Terms:

659797
Journalism.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

What Drives Citizen Journalism In Malaysia? A Reasoned Action Model Approach.
LDR:03245ntm a2200325K 4500 001 915729
005 20180821113842.5
006 m o u
007 cr mn||||a|a||
008 190606s2017 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9780355656022
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI10759980
035 $a (MiAaPQ)0382vireo:451Guynes
035 $a AAI10759980
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ
100 1 $a Guynes, Del. $3 1189206
245 1 0 $a What Drives Citizen Journalism In Malaysia? A Reasoned Action Model Approach.
264 0 $c 2017
300 $a 1 online resource (154 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-07(E), Section: A.
500 $a Adviser: Angela M. Lee.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a Citizen journalism is a global phenomenon that manifests in a variety of ways, depending on the political environment and extent of media freedoms. In Malaysia, it appears that citizen journalism has, over the past twenty years, contributed significantly to the rise of public discourse of opposition to some of the policies and behaviors of the ruling political party, the majority seat holder in Malaysia's parliament since its independence from Great Britain in 1957. That majority in parliament has grown precariously thin, with the most recent national elections seeing almost 40% of the seats going to the opposition---which, in fact, actually won the popular vote. Until now, a theoretical basis for evaluating the behavioral reasons underlying citizen journalism has not appeared in the research in any context, thereby precluding an understanding of beliefs and perceptions that could lead to behavioral interventions that might encourage greater Malaysian participation in online journalism. To fill this gap, this dissertation takes the Reasoned Action Model (RAM) approach, a theoretical framework that has primarily been useful when examining health behaviors, and applies it to online citizen journalism in Malaysia. The dissertation employs an OLS multiple regression analysis for data gathered from an online survey (N = 2,020) that explores modal salient beliefs about factors that influence participation in citizen journalism in the Malaysian context. The RAM demonstrates an effective theoretical basis for evaluating drivers of participation in citizen journalism, exposing several key predictors of intention to participate, which include having the capacity to participate, possession of a smartphone, feeling satisfaction, and influence of friends, NGOs, and boyfriends/girlfriends, among others. Based on the findings, there are behavioral interventions that might positively influence the beliefs that underlie modal variables, with a view toward increasing intention to report online one's views of government policies and elected officials.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2018
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Journalism. $3 659797
650 4 $a Social psychology. $3 554804
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0391
690 $a 0451
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a The University of Texas at Dallas. $b Arts, Technology and Emerging Communication. $3 1189207
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10759980 $z click for full text (PQDT)