A Critical Analysis of Climate Change Opinion News in Malaysian Media

This book serves as an essential reference for understanding the complex landscape of public opinions regarding climate change in Malaysia. Using a multi-dimensional critical analysis to examine the public opinion discourse in two online newspapers, this book aims to equip readers with a heightened awareness of how language shapes understanding, instil beliefs, and drives action or inaction towards this global crisis. It aims to raise readers’ awareness about fostering increased public engagement, drawing on Malaysia as a case study to motivate active participation in the critical dialogues that influence the future of the planet. The book also offers possible implications for public understanding of climate change in Malaysia, and implications for climate mitigation policies. The book will be of interest to the public, academics, researchers, students, and practitioners in applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, media and communication studies, and sociolinguistics.

Nor Fariza Mohd Nor is an Associate Professor at the Center for Research in Language and Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She is a distinguished academic at UKM, with expertise in critical discourse studies, media discourse, and corpus assisted discourse studies and presented at conferences as keynote and plenary speakers.

Tasha Erina Taufek is an emerging scholar whose research explores climate change discourse in Malaysia through corpus-assisted methods. She has presented her work at international conferences and contributed to academic publications. Her expertise in linguistics and discourse analysis advances discourses on media, language, and public engagement with environmental issues.

Jamaluddin Aziz is an Associate Professor in Critical Media Studies, at the Centre for Research in Media and Communication, the National University of Malaysia. His research, publication and advocacy interests include media, cultural and critical theories, gender analysis, media discourse, leadership communication, digital and environmental humanities, visual culture and film studies.