The Star

Malaysiaenthestar.com.my

The Star is a leading English-language daily newspaper based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, founded in 1971 and known for its centrist editorial stance and wide readership. All 18 analyzed headlines focused on Malaysia, reflecting a strong domestic orientation with neutral yet mixed framing in its coverage.

Editorial stance over time

Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.

Entity	Mar2026	Apr2026	May2026	Jun2026	Jul2026	Aug2026	Sep2026	Oct2026

Coverage volume by entity

Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.

MalaysiaMay 11 · 9

Topic mix over time

Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.

LifetimeSecurity18.6%Politics32.6%Economy39.1%Society9.8%

By month2026-01i

Lifetime overview

588

Total articlesiTotal titles ingested from this outlet

Months tracked

RegionsiDistinct geographic centroids covered

0.17

Geo focusiHHI: 0 = spread evenly, 1 = single region. Measures concentration.

Broad

1.1

Signal richnessiAvg named entities (persons, orgs, places) per title

Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories

CORPORATION

17.2%

MY EXECUTIVE

13.9%

US EXECUTIVE

10.2%

NONE

10.0%

IR EXECUTIVE

3.9%

CN EXECUTIVE