Examining Media Coverage of Drugs in Malaysian Media

• Published in: Asian journal of criminology Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 377 - 394
• Main Authors: Singh, Darshan, Webb, Megan, Hayden Griffin, O., Griffin, Vanessa Woodward, Narayanan, Suresh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Content analysis; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Drug use; Law; Law and Criminolgy; Media coverage; News media; Political Science; Social Sciences; Malaysia; moral panic; Drugs in Malaysia

It has been well-established that, in the USA, the news media contributes to the construction of moral panics regarding the use and users of various types of drugs. In this study, we utilize the moral-panic framework to understand how the media depicts drug use in Malaysia. We used content analysis...