A Comparative Study on Viewers’ Perceptions of the Portrait of the MH370 Incident by the Social Media in Malaysia and China
Journal: Advanced Science Letters
Year: 2017

The MH370 incident demonstrated an unprecedented international humanitarian response from the technology sector. This study attempted to have a deep insight about online users’ perceptions towards the portrait of this incident by the social media in Malaysia and China. Social networking sites such as Facebook (in Malaysia), Weibo (in China) and Wechat (in China), become the public opinion field that illustrates sorts of openness and negotiation in Malaysia and China. This study argued the techni