Online Newspaper and Perceptions of Homeland Politics among Nigerian Students in Malaysia During the 2011 Nigerian Presidential Election
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2015
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School of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kenbangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia).
Abstract
This study examines hoe Nigerians online newspapers shaped the perceptions of election issues and candidates’ attributes of Nigerian students in Malaysia during the 2011 Nigerian Presidential election. Based on the possibility of the online newspapers to set agenda of homeland politics for foreign resident citizens, the study examines the use of online newspapers among Nigerian students in Malaysia and the influence of online newspapers on their perceived election issues and candidates’ attributes. The study survey Nigerian students in Malaysian higher learning institutions within the Klang Valley (N=321) during Nigerian Presidential election in April 2011. Using agenda-setting and despotic nationalism as the theoretical foundation, the results of the study showed that Nigerian students in Malaysia read Nigerian online newspapers and perceived the salience of election issues differently. Findings equally revealed that candidates’ position on issues and candidates’ attributes are perceived differently. Similarly, the study found significant relationships between perceived influence of online newspapers and perceived salience of election issues on the one hand and candidates’ attributes on the other hand. The results confirmed the importance of the online newspaper to homeland political knowledge of transnational migrants, particularly during general election.
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This study examines hoe Nigerians online newspapers shaped the perceptions of election issues and candidates’ attributes of Nigerian students in Malaysia during the 2011 Nigerian Presidential election. Based on the possibility of the online newspapers to set agenda of homeland politics for foreign resident citizens, the study examines the use of online newspapers among Nigerian students in Malaysia and the influence of online newspapers on their perceived election issues and candidates’ attributes.
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Online newspaper, Nigerian students in Malaysia, Presidential election, Perceived election issues, Perceived candidates’ attributes
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Mustapha, L. K. & Wok, S. (2015). Online newspapers and perceptions of homeland politics among Nigerian students in Malaysia during the 2011 Nigerian presidential election. In Emerging Issues in the New Media Landscape Mohd Yusof Hj. Abdullahi, Ali Salman, Chang Peng Kee & Mat Pauzi A. Rahman (eds.) 104-121. Selangor, Malaysia: School of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kenbangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia).