Indonesian Newspapers Research Articles

Media Ownership and Its Role in Shaping News: Analysing Republika's 1999 and 2021 Coverage in Light of the 2024 Gaza Genocide

This study aims to examine the reporting of the Israeli aggression towards in the Indonesian newspaper Republika during the years 1999 and 2021, with a contextual reference to the 2024 Gaza genocide. The reports were selected through purposive sampling, focusing on direct coverage from both 1999 and 2021. Additionally, interviews were conducted with members of Republika's editorial team. Using Entman’s framing theory as well as Shoemaker and Reese’s Hierarchy of Influences model, the research identifies notable differences in news framing between the two periods. In 1999, the coverage in Republika largely emphasised political support from prominent figures, both in Indonesia and internationally, advocating for the defence of Palestine. In contrast, the 2021 coverage highlighted support from civil society, including athletes and celebrities. Differences are also evident across several levels of the Hierarchy of Influences model, with the media routine, organisational, and ideological levels being the most prominent. In 1999, Republika’s reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the international section was relatively independent, focusing primarily on political issues. By 2021, however, the reporting followed a compartmentalised model, where one section complemented and connected with others. Despite the differences in time and ownership, Republika's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remained consistent. The newspaper continues to assert that the Palestinian people must be defended, a position shaped by its Muslim readership, who maintain a strong psychological connection with Palestinian Muslims. Keywords: Framing, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, media ownership, the influence of mass media hierarchy, Republika.

THE EXPRESSION OF EVALUATION IN “THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO MUST-TRY INDONESIAN FOOD”: AN APPRAISAL ANALYSIS

Appraisal, under Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) especially interpersonal meaning, concerns with evaluation of language that is negotiated through the text (Martin and White, 2005; Martin and Rose, 2007). Briefly, appraisal is used to assess things, situation, or people. This study investigates the Journalist’s evaluation towards ten of most popular Indonesian savory foods across Indonesia from the perspective of appraisal system. Indonesia is a home for 300 ethnic groups, and it offers a wide range of culinary. In this study, the researcher limits the study on one type of attitudes subsystem namely appreciation. Appreciation is our evaluation about ‘things’, particularly thing we make and actions we give, and it also includes natural phenomenon (Martin and White, 2005; Martin and Rose, 2007, Santosa, et.al, 2023). This study employs qualitative research using a criterion-based sampling technique known as purposive sample and content analysis for the technique of data analysis (Santosa, 2017). The source of data in this study was a document that consists of 10 must-try savory Indonesian foods which was retrieved from an Indonesia travel website https://www.indonesia.travel/sg/en/home. Thus, the data were segmented into types of appreciation such as reaction: impact and quality, composition: balance and complexity, and valuation. Furthermore, in analyzing the data, the researcher applies appraisal theoretical framework developed by Martin and White (2005). The results of this study show that the most dominant type of appreciation exploited by the journalist is positive valuation. It is used to show the journalist’s appreciation and critics to the foods he reviewed. The following clause is the example of the finding ‘Rendang, an authentic Indonesian dish from Padang’. The bold lexis is used by the journalist to show his appreciation towards the typical food from Pandang, West Sumatra, Indonesia called Rendang. It indicates that the journalist expresses his positive valuation to some foods he reviewed to evoke people’s appetites and to invite them to try some authentic Indonesian foods. Moreover, the result of this study is in line with the research conducted by Daniarsa & Ningsih (2023) about tendency in Indonesian newspaper editorials. The result of the study indicates that the tendency of using positive appreciation is to give implicit and explicit praise and assessment to Jokowi and his vice’s leadership. Meanwhile, the finding also supports research carried out by Wu & Pan (2021) who also stated that the use of positive appreciation is to express the journalist’s wishes or appreciation towards the ‘things’ he wrote about.

The subjectivity portrayed in online news under the theme of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Subjectivity is a crucial problem in the news and can be seen through the representation of clause projection. This current study attempts to investigate the subjectivity portrayed in online news text. Dealing with this, qualitative approach through content analysis method was used as research design. The data were selected purposively from twenty online news from reputable newspaper in Indonesia under the theme of COVID-19 pandemic. The data itself were in the clauses forms and analyzed by using the theory of logical function. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that that the news has low subjectivity indicated by the domination of locution clauses rather than idea clauses (either in paratactic or hypotactic form). Locution clause are represented by the process such as ujar (said), ungkap (state), berkata (said), tambah (add), terang (explain), jelas (explain), urai (elaborate), tutur (state), and imbuh (add). Meanwhile, the indication of ‘subjectivity’ in the data includes the idea clauses represented by the process such as pungkas (conclude), menurut (thinks), pikir (thinks), and asumsi (assume). It can be inferred that the news writers and editors consistently keep the information as original as it is by maintaining the objectivity.

COVID-19 Conceptual Metaphors in Indonesian Newspapers

COVID-19 Conceptual Metaphors in Indonesian Newspapers

Le vieux jacaranda / The old jacaranda tree / Jacaranda, pohon tua!

The three language versions of Ian Campbell's poem series about the old jacaranda tree in a university coutryard presented here comprise a poem series in which he first wrote a poem in French in 1989, then an Indonesian language version which was published in the literary pages of an Indonesian newspaper (in Bandung, West Java) in 2004, and finally in English. Campbell regards this whole process as emblematic of his explorations in trilingual poetics, namely what does a 'concept'/poem idea look like if done in three of the languages with which he has some degree of written knowledge or fluency: English, French and Indonesian. This mirrors the three-pronged approach he took in an earlier edition of PORTAL - Vol. 14, No 1, April 2017, where the three language versions he wrote on a single theme were in English, Spanish, and Indonesian.

Thematic Construction in the News Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Pattern and Its Implication in Teaching English News-Item Text

This present study attempts to see the pattern of thematic construction in the selected newspaper on the topic of COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia and how it is used in teaching news item text in tertiary level. This study was conducted by using a qualitative approach through the content analysis method. The source of the data was 20 news item text from 2 popular newspapers in Indonesia. From the analysis, it was found that there are some variations in the thematic construction found in the selected newspaper on COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. From its simplexity, simple and multiple Themes construction were found. Simple Theme is represented by the use of one single Topical Theme in the clauses, Meanwhile, Multiple Theme was constructed by the variation of Textual, Interpersonal, and Topical Theme. In addition, in teaching news item text, lecturers can suggest students to maintain thematic continuity within paragraphs and across the entire article since it can enhance the flow and clarity of their own writing. Then, understanding thematic patterns can guide students in producing well-structured news item text.

The Political Economy of Media in Reporting the Individual Candidate Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo in the 2020 Surakarta City Election

The 2020 Surakarta City Regional Head Election was in the spotlight of Indonesian newspapers Solopos and Radar Solo ashe attraction of election is the presence of independent candidates, Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo, who are competitors to the Gibran Rakabuming Raka-Teguh Prakosa pairing who were promoted to become a political party. With the difference in political caste between the two candidates, this study aims to dissect the practice of messages presented by two local newspapers in Surakarta, Solopos and Radar Solo towards the independent candidates. This study deployed Norman Fairclough's critical analysis method with approaches and paradigms of Vincent Mosco's political economy media theory. The results concluded Radar Solo tended to favor Gibran Rakabuming Raka in terms of choices and sentences presented to the audience. Meanwhile, Solopos chose a more neutral stance for both candidates. Messages presented by Solopos and Radar Solo need to provide a balanced space for the Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo pairing. Various factors, such as the lack of optimal use of the Bagyo Wahyono-FX Suparjo pairing of media as a means of campaigning and the lack of a personal campaign agenda, influence this balance. Another significant finding is that there is a design and a more significant political interest behind one's appearance, which makes the dynamics of the Surakarta City Election run in vain. Keywords: Election, political communication, newspapers, candidate, discourse analysis.

Exploring Figurative Language: Expressions and Metaphors in Sports Reporting of Java Pos (Edition, June 1, 2018)

The utilization of figurative language in sports reporting significantly enhances communication’s allure and competitiveness within this realm. Figurative language entails expressions not meant to be taken literally but carrying implied meanings that enrich interpretation for readers or listeners. It crucially illustrates action and drama in sports news, engendering a more immersive reading experience and influencing how events are comprehended. This research probes into the use of figurative language, particularly expressions and metaphors, within sports reporting's context. The study’s focal point was the June 1, 2018 edition of the esteemed Indonesian newspaper, Java Pos, renowned for its vibrant sports reporting, particularly in football. Data consisted of expressions and metaphors in the form of verbs, nouns, adjectives, and numerals, sourced from Java Pos' sports reporting (June 1, 2018 edition), especially relating to football. The methodology involved participatory observation reading 7 football-specific sports pieces and scrutinizing each for expressions and metaphors. Additionally, documentation was employed collecting and analyzing articles from the designated edition to assess metaphors and expressions through a figurative language lens. Post data collection, data was condensed and classified by category (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and numerals) then verified and interpreted contextually. Content analysis was applied for data analysis, comprehending the contextual use and its impact on reader comprehension. The findings unveiled the presence of expressions and metaphors, encompassing verb phrases, nouns, adjectives, and numerals, in the news reports. This study uncovers the usage of figurative language, enriching communication, fostering creativity, and contributing to elevated sports reporting quality and deeper audience understanding.

Creative Battle Space: The Sea in Indonesian Newspaper Short Stories

The sea has always been a source of inspiration in literature. The sea becomes a creative battleground in literature because it depicts human life full of challenges, difficulties, hopes, and adventures. In literature, the sea becomes a metaphor that helps reveal human life's complexity by showing life's beauty and ferocity. This study aims to advance existing studies to identify unique concepts, ideologies, or discourses relating to the ocean that are hidden in 25 short stories from 2010 to 2021 in Indonesian newspapers. Using an interactive interpretation method, all short stories are analyzed through content analysis techniques to reveal the various creative battle spaces. Through a mixed methods study with a critical approach, this research found four creative battle spaces with their respective subspaces, namely: (1) economic battle space with capitalist and impact of capitalism subspace; (2) moral battle space with action crime and power struggle subspace; (3) inner battle space with serenity, sorrow relief, the battle between reality and desire, and the battle of life subspace; and (4) surrealism idea battle space with the meeting space of two worlds, the endless search, surrealism-economics, and spirituality and imagery subspace.

Tendency in Indonesian Newspaper Editorials: Genre and APPRAISAL Studies

Editorial is an important part of newspapers since the opinions expressed can influence the reader's point of view. The two major Indonesian news media that publish editorials in their newspapers are Kompas and Tempo. This study explores the potential differences in editorial characters between Kompas and Tempo regarding the 2024 election issue. To achieve this goal, the organizational structure of editorial texts is examined and their attitudinal tendencies are investigated. The method used in this study is analytical discourse framework by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) in particular genre (Iedema, et al., 1994) and APPRAISAL framework (Martin White, 2005). Based on the findings of genre and APPRAISAL in the text, it is revealed that the editorials of Tempo tend to be explicit in showing their position against 2024 election issues. Tempo uses the genre of media exposition and built their attitudinal tendencies by using negative evaluations. Unlike Tempo, Kompas tends to be implicit in showing their position against the said issue. They adopted media discussion genre and their attitudinal tendency is built using positive evaluations. The results of this study reveal that in examining the character of a media, an analysis of editorial text genres needs to be carried out before investigating its attitudinal tendencies.Keywords: APPRAISAL, genre, discourse analysis, newspaper, editorial

Projections in Indenesian Newspapers' Headlines

People cannot attain a communicative goal unless their words address specific cultural or contextual challenges. Thus, language is viewed as a social tool to assist humans in conveying meaning; but, this meaning cannot be obtained if words are conveyed in isolation. As a result, we require contexts or settings in which more phrases and words can be placed in order for listeners or readers to comprehend the meaning behind utterances and words. By applying Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics Theory, this study aims to observe one of three types of meanings, it was ideational meanings. It focuses on language which is used by people in both types of local and regional newspapers to convey information or messages about the experiences of the speakers. Each speaker used different clauses which contained dependent and independent clauses that we call clause complex. To analyze the aspect of projection; Hypotactic Locution, Paratactic Locution, Hypotactic Idea, Paratactic Idea, and Quasi-Projection which were used or appeared in Indonesian newspapers’ story texts. The significance of the study is to improve students’ linguistic knowledge and their writing skill by mastering text structures.

How Media Remembered the Past: Framing Analysis of the May 1998 Tragedy in Indonesian Print Newspapers (1999-2008)

The purpose of this study is to examine the news framing of a national tragedy in three Indonesian newspapers i.e., Kompas, Suara Karya and Republika from 1999 to 2008. The news was selected based on a purposive sampling of these newspapers published every May from 1999 to 2008 during the anniversary of the May 1998 tragedy. By using Robert N. Entman’s framing theory, the findings found that Kompas, Republika, and Suara Karya dominantly framed their news coverage of the tragedy on the following four elements, i.e., the tragedy of humanity, intellectual actors, victims’ suffering, and post-tragedy events. The legal issues as the main point of resolving the May 1998 tragedy were ignored in the news. The recommendations to interrogate the actors summoned by the Joint Fact Finding Team (Tim Gabungan Pencari Fakta/TGPF) for the May 1998 tragedy were never mentioned in the news. These news reports put the victims and their families as victims of individual action, not as victims of structural crimes. In addition, the recommendation produced by these newspapers after the tragedy is predominantly to strengthen solidarity with the victims and their families, not to prosecute the cases legally. In conclusion, these news media are believed to be conscious of not getting to the May 1998 tragedy as there is no political interest of the Indonesian government to resolve the tragedy. Keywords: Framing, newspaper, the May 1998 tragedy, victims, commemoration.

Local Hybrid Newspapers Typology: Three Cases From Radar Media Group Members In Indonesia

The survival of print media in the internet and social media era is increasingly threatened, especially with the increase in paper prices and the shift of advertisers to online media. One common strategy that print newspapers adopt is to establish an online version of the print newspaper and, accordingly, become a hybrid newspaper. This paper explores how three hybrid local newspapers in Indonesia reacted to the challenges of digitalization in three different market structures: monopolistic, duopoly, and oligopoly. We see this as a form of media behavior in dealing with market structures formulated in the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) paradigm. The analysis attempts to find a typology of local hybrid newspapers based on the three interrelated components of SCP. The data of this study were obtained from interviews with top management of the three newspapers, accompanied by primary and secondary literature studies. The study found different practices of the three newspapers responding to their respective markets in terms of organizational structure, content, and support channels, online and offline. It allows us to formulate three types of mixed media: social hybrid media, business hybrid media, and Omni hybrid media. Strategy carried out by the business hybrid media allows gain profits and improve employee welfare

BIAS GENDER IN PORTRAYING FEMALE POLITICIAN IN MEDIA: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Abstract: Research on gender bias is always interesting and can continue research related to other fields. One is the study of gender bias in reporting women leaders in the mass media. The social construction in Indonesia distinguishes men and women. Megawati Soekarnoputri is a female leader known as the first and only female President in Indonesia. This study uncovers the news content of two newspapers in Indonesia, namely Kompas and Kedaulatan Rakyat, during Megawati's presidency in the era 2001 - 2004. The researcher uses a content analysis method with the "pen pix" dimension by Cathy Jenkins. This study then interviewed two female journalists from Kompas and Kedaulatan Rakyat to confirm the findings of the news text research in the context of the news production process at the Kompas and Kedaulatan Rakyat editorial staff. The study results show that Kompas and Kedaulatan Rakyat are still gender-biased and focus more on the appearance and personal character of female politicians. The implications of this research are considered essential for media actors' guidelines to maintain gender equality between women and men as news subjects through the choice of news angles and news content flow.
 
 Keywords: Gender, media, female leader, Megawati, news content

Framing Geothermal Energy in Indonesia: A Media Analysis in A Country with Huge Potential

ABSTRACT Public perceptions of emergent low-carbon technologies, such as geothermal energy, impact the speed of energy transitions. Such perceptions are largely shaped by how the media portray such technologies. This paper reports on how geothermal energy has been framed in two prominent national newspapers in Indonesia, a country with large geothermal potential due to its volcanic geology. We examined articles on geothermal energy written over ten years. Applying a quantitative framing analysis, we investigated the salience of six frames indicated in the literature as often used in communications on geothermal energy: energy security, economy, legislation, environment, knowledge, and social issues. We also examined the tone and source of the frames. The analysis reveals an overall positive tone in the newspaper articles, especially regarding the technology's energy security and economic potential, with the primary source being the national government. Possible adverse effects of geothermal technology are covered less often, particularly those related to social issues at the local level. We describe the different frames identified, provide examples and discuss implications.

The financialization of housing in Indonesia: Actors and their roles in the transformation of housing production

There has not been a lot of focus on housing financialization literature in Indonesia, except for Lee (1996). This article focuses on the financialization of housing in Indonesia in the past thirty years, including the actors and their roles in transforming housing production. The fall of the New Order regime in 1998 spurred the process of democratization and marked the transformation of Indonesia from an authoritarian rule into a more democratic government. We offer an analytical framework that centers on the transformation of housing production due to the government system changes. We interviewed public and private developers, financial actors, and government officials in Jakarta and Surabaya. The data sources for this article also include federal and local housing regulations, unpublished and published housing reports, and local and national newspapers in Indonesia. This article contributes to the discussion of how housing policy and practice changes result in the transformation of housing production. The Housing and Settlement Law 1/2011 provides new provisions that the government needs to assist low-income residents through tax incentives, insurance permits, the provision of land and public utilities, and land title registrations. We explain how these new provisions shape actors and their roles in housing production, arguing that homeownership is central to the financialization of housing in Indonesia.

ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH COMPOUND WORDS IN AN ARTTICLE OF LIFE AND STYLE COLUMN

In a text, the kinds of words are found in many different word-formations. Therefore, every language shows new words such as inflection, derivation, and compounding. However, those methods cannot be used generally when it comes to texts. It can be determined whether a word is a noun or a phrase by a number of factors. As a result, this research will provide precise information about how compounding is used in the text. The research objectives are (1) What kinds of compound words found in the life and style columns of the Jakarta Globe article? (2) How the English compound words described in the life and style columns of the Jakarta Globe article? Further, this research employs a qualitative approach as suggested by Creswell (2014). The data were taken from an article in one of English newspapers in Indonesia entitled "Designers of the Runaway as Jakarta Fashion Weeks Takes off" from the life and style column in Jakarta Globe. The finding of the research showed that there were two types of compound words that found in the article entitled "Designers of the Runaway as Jakarta Fashion Weeks Takes off" from the life and style column in the Jakarta Globe. Those are exocentric and endocentric compound words. Besides, noun compound, verb compound, and adjective compound are the lexical categories that were produced by the process of compounding.

Positioning of Participants’ Mood on Watches’ Advertising as Multimodal Discourse

Advertising is an activity to advertise products or services as central creation into the wider meaning of their messages. Its messages have to be applied which refer to readers’ needs and interests in the current trends. Creating appropriated messages in multimodal discourse is a form of technological advances in advertising, such as the existence of multimodal discourse in newspapers. That print media still has a special place for its readers which consider some advantages in building messages. Producers produce some messages at multimodal discourse through newspapers that are used as one of media promotions. This makes producers have to provide extra funds for the promotions’ activities. It of course needs to create the messages of products or services in strategically position. Especially, it is during a pandemic situation to a new normal era where everything has to be done completely. Messages should be able to reach wide readers as their prospected customers. The position of message in multimodal discourse should be placed appropriately to build an active interaction with their prospected customers. It could be seen on watches’ advertising in newspapers. This research used data of 3 watches’ advertisings on Kompas as one of the popular daily newspapers in Indonesia. They were published in 2017 and 2018 where products are intended specifically for male and female consumers. Analyzing this research applied qualitative method through systemic functional of Halliday’s theories to show interpersonal view between participants. The results of this research appeared the positioning of participants’ mood as a description of the interpersonal situations in their roles. Participants’ positioning defined their activations in building interaction on multimodal discourse that be purposed for male and female as their prospected consumers.

Nonce Words-Formation in Indonesian Online Newspapers

The present study attempts to analyze the word-formation of nonce words usually used by the youth and the function of its usage in online newspapers in Indonesia. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach. Research objects were nonce words in the form of basic words and phrases in various texts in online newspapers between March to September 2020 as many as 15 samples. The result of the study shows that the usage of nonce words in online newspapers in Indonesia can still be said to be marginal and nonce words appear mostly in headlines and less in body text because the language of the newspaper has its characteristics and is tied to the rules of the language of the mass media. The function of nonce words in online newspapers corresponds to the criteria of Heyne and Vollmer (2016) which are textual, stylistic, and reference. Nonce words in the form, and meaning, or both with novel values, are created from different needs and are used in various areas of communication. The formation of nonce words reflects the social conditions that are determined by developments in a country.Keywords: Nonce words; language of newspapers; word-formation; Indonesian

CONTRASTIVE RHETORIC ANALYSIS OF METADISCOURSE MARKERS OF THE PHILIPPINE AND INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS

This paper describes a contrastive study of the Philippine and Indonesian newspaper editorials in order to see similarities and differences in their physical size in terms of words and how Filipino and Indonesian editorialists utilized their discourse strategies through metadiscourse markers. To this end, 30 editorials of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Jakarta Post were examined through the lens of contrastive rhetoric analysis. The investigation of metadiscourse devices was grounded on the metadiscourse framework of Hyland (2005). Regarding the length of the editorials, the data revealed that the Philippine editorials employed more words compared to the Indonesian ones. The findings also show that both groups of editorialists used more interactional category, especially subcategory attitude markers in their writing, although the frequencies of the counts were different. The Philippine editorials contain more metadiscourse markers in all subcategories compared to the Indonesian editorials. The findings may indicate that as a genre, newspaper editorials have a generic feature of metadicourse markers, namely attitude markers. By using attitude markers effectively, editorialists make clear their stance on particular public issues and try to persuade readers to accept the opinion of the newspaper editors. The study shows that newspaper editorials are reader-oriented texts.