Purpose of the study: This paper reviews recent literature on issues and challenges of the future newspaper. It traces issues and challenges that generally impacting the journalism industry worldwide and may be applied for future studies that shall further examine this matter empirically. Methodology: This is a discussion paper that does not apply any research method. The discussion is done based on recent reviews related to the issue of the future of the newspaper and its trend. Main Findings: Based on the review, there are five major issues and challenges identified which are the decline in newspaper circulations around the world, and the shrinking size of the industry. Following Wahl-Jorgensen et al. (2016), risks and threats, opportunities and digital journalism are fundamental questions that constitute a discussion of the future of the newspaper. Among the clear risks and threats is the issue of circulation, the emergence of the digital industry and its business model, social media and smartphones and several other issues such as identifying the direction of the newspaper's future discussions covering false news, speed of information (risks and threats), digital business model and the role of major industry players in digital world such as Google (opportunities) besides data and computer journalism (digital journalism). This discussion concludes that the future of the newspaper is seen to be very influenced by the emergence of digital journalism while the print version will continue to be vulnerable. The main issue which is seen as a threat is false news and information verification methods. Applications of this study: The above main findings may be used for further empirical investigation on the future of the newspaper in various countries in the world. The findings may also inform media practitioners on the current issues and challenges the industry is facing in general, and on what is being researched and discussed by academia on this topic. Novelty/Originality of this study: This discussion provides a summary of issues and challenges of the future of newspaper and this will enable readers to identify the main issues surrounding this topic. So far, there have been studies and discussions, but this paper presents the main issues and challenges on this topic in a systematic way based on recent previous studies and media reports.

The purpose of this study is to explore the strategies and tactics used in conflict management and analyze their effectiveness based on quantitative methodology. Probability sampling of 300 respondents in Selangor, Malaysia consisting of Malay married couples were selected using cluster sampling. The findings showed that the strategies were competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding and accommodating. In average, around 80 percent of Malay married couples chose collaborating strategy whereas competing was less popular. However, the most popular tactic among the respondents is trying to do what is necessary to avoid tension which is under the avoiding strategy. Two-way communication and compromise were seen to be the essence in keeping longevity and success in marriage. The study revealed that there was a change in conflict management among Malay married couples which can be related to the economic development of society, technological advances, political scenarios and the influx of foreign culture. Nonetheless, along with the changes in Malaysia's economic system, modern Malay couples are more open-minded. Therefore, couples in this study tend to see conflicts as problems that need to be solved, wanting quality decisions that truly resolve the issues. They believe in the power of consensus and in sharing of information and achieving understanding with one another.

Masa hadapan akhbar masih lagi kabur, termasuk di Malaysia. Apa yang jelas, masa hadapannya nampak menjurus kepada bentuk digital, berita dibaca melalui telefon pintar, tab atau bentukbentuk gajet yang lain. Sirkulasi akhbar bercetak pula dijangka terus menjunam. Kajian ini meneliti dua persoalan utama iaitu langkah-langkah yang dilaksanakan akhbar Malaysia untuk meningkatkan sirkulasi akhbar dan bagaimana meningkatkan populariti akhbar online. Selain itu, gajet juga dikaji sama ada menjadi alat yang memberi risiko atau peluang terhadap masa hadapan akhbar. Empat akhbar dikaji ialah Sinar Harian, Berita Harian, Harian Metro dan Sin Chew Daily dengan 11 orang editor berita dan editor dalam talian ditemubual. Kategori yang dicadangkan Wahl Jorgensen et al. (2016) digunakan sebagai asas perbincangan iaitu Risiko dan Ancaman, Peluang dan Kewartawanan Digital. Dapatan kajian mendapati langkah utama untuk meningkatkan sirkulasi akhbar termasuklah meningkatkan kualiti kandungan dan reka letak akhbar, di samping meningkatkan promosi akhbar. Akhbar dalam talian pula dilihat sebagai alat survival kewartawanan, kerana membolehkan kewartawanan berfungsi kepada khalayaknya. Dari segi peluang yang disediakan oleh gajet kepada masa hadapan akhbar Malaysia, ia dilihat dalam beberapa bentuk seperti Peluang yang Diancam dan Peluang dan Risiko. Kewartawanan digital khususnya kewartawanan data pula nampaknya belum dilihat sebagai masa hadapan kewartawanan dalam konteks editor di Malaysia.

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This paper discusses about fake news from the Islamic perspective. Derived from previous scholarly discussions and Islamic manuscripts on fake news, this paper attempts to provide what Islam has to say about fake news. The discussion starts with scholarly literature about fake news to understand the concept of fake news, followed by the issue of fake news in news sourcing. More emphasis is given to online news due to the fact that fake news emerges abundantly and easily on online platforms than before. Besides that, the role of technology in reducing or/and increasing the threat of fake news in modern communication is also discussed. The final part of the paper discusses specifically on fake news from the Islamic perspective.