Abstract
The practice of cloning journalism is one of the most interesting phenomenon in the world of journalism. This practice has been considered as a common thing among journalists, especially online journalists. Whereas the practice of cloning journalism is closely related to plagiarism which is clearly incompatible with the ethics of journalism. Through this research the writer will discuss about the reasons behind this practice and what ethics have been violated by journalists who did it. The writer also discuss what ethics have been violated by journalists who do cloning journalism and why is this practice rife among online journalists using an autoetnography research method. The result of this research shows that the practice of cloning journalism among journalists is done because of several factors that include cooperation and solidarity among fellow journalists, the demand of online journalists’ work to write as many news as possible in the shortest period of time, the performance of journalists as an individual, regulation of mass media company, and the development of technology. The practice of cloning journalism is proven to be incompatible with the ethics of journalism because it is a form of plagiarism in the realm of mass media. It is also incompatible with regulations about accuracy and verification.
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The practice of cloning journalism is one of the most interesting phenomenon in the world of journalism. This practice has been considered as a common thing among journalists, especially online journalists
Whereas the practice of cloning journalism is closely related to plagiarism which is clearly incompatible with the ethics of journalism
Summary
Jurnalisme kloning merupakan salah satu fenomena menarik di dunia jurnalistik. Jurnalisme kloning sangat dekat kaitannya dengan plagiarisme yang jelas-jelas tidak sesuai dengan Kode Etik Jurnalistik. Penulis berusaha menjawab pertanyaan terkait apa saja etika yang dilanggar wartawan yang melakukan jurnalisme kloning dan kenapa praktik ini marak di kalangan wartawan online dengan menggunakan metode penelitian autoetnografi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa praktik jurnalisme kloning dilakukan wartawan karena beberapa faktor, yang di antaranya meliputi kerjasama dan solidaritas antarrekan wartawan, tuntutan pekerjaan wartawan media online untuk menghasilkan berita sebanyak-banyaknya dalam waktu sesingkat-singkatnya, kinerja individu wartawan, regulasi perusahaan media, dan perkembangan teknologi. Praktik jurnalisme kloning sendiri terbukti tidak sesuai dengan etika karena merupakan bentuk plagiarisme dalam ranah media massa, juga tidak sesuai dengan regulasi mengenai akurasi dan verifikasi
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