Indonesian Press Research Articles

Hands Across Australia’s Land Border

Drawing on Indonesian and Dutch newspapers, this article describes how the Australian people and their political leaders were presented in contradictory ways to readers during the West New Guinea dispute. Particularly from 1949 to 1967, at the height of the dispute between the Netherlands and Indonesia over West New Guinea/Irian Barat, Dutch newspapers focused on the nature of Australian colonialism in an increasingly critical manner. The Indonesian press expected Australia – a supporter of its independence struggle and donor of education aid – to sympathise with its claim to the territory of Irian Barat. Sensitive to any signs that Australia sided with the Dutch or that it feared Indonesian ambitions in the region, the Indonesian press was at first displeased by Australia’s policy of ‘neutrality’ and then satisfied that the Australian government would not interfere.

REVISITING PRIBUMI – NONPRIBUMI DISCOURSES IN THE POST-SUHARTO INDONESIA

This study explores the ideological shifts surrounding the terms pribumi (native Indonesian) and nonpribumi (non-indigenous people) in the post-Suharto era (1998-2020). The data source are 173 news articles from the Indonesian press containing the term ‘pribumi.’ By employing Van Dijk’s ‘Ideological Square’ Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) the study portrays groups in terms of dominance, inequality, difference, and victimization to understand power dynamics and ideological constructions in the language. The findings reveal that pribumi are portrayed positively as rooted in ethnic origin, cultural heritage, and mainly Muslim identity in recent periods, but also as economically disadvantaged landowners. Conversely, nonpribumi are depicted negatively as foreign, racially distinct, and economically dominant. Negative representations of pribumi as oppressors and politically dominant are de-emphasized, while positive portrayals of nonpribumi as passive victims are mitigated. The study suggests that evolving nuances stem from democratic transitions and heightened identity politics tensions. Economic perceptions linked to these terms persist across periods. These insights might help scholars and policymakers understand mobilization patterns and potential identity-related conflicts, prompting further research into using dichotomous terms within specific social and cultural contexts.

Photographic Representations of the Dutch–Indonesian Conflict in the Yogyakarta-Based Kedaulatan Rakjat Newspaper, 1945–1946

Abstract Historiography of the Dutch–Indonesian war, also known as the Indonesian Revolution, generally focuses on the origins and types of violence that occurred during the conflict. The war-related photographs published by the Indonesian press during the conflict have received hardly any examination by scholars. This article examines photographs published by the nationalist-leaning newspaper Kedaulatan Rakjat (KR) in Yogyakarta, the city known as the capital of the Indonesian Revolution, between 1945 and 1946. The KR published several types of photographs. The first introduced and promoted Indonesian national leaders. The second demonstrated the ruthlessness of the enemies of the Republic, especially the Dutch and the British. The third depicted the valour and victory of the Indonesian forces in the face of the enemy. The fourth illustrated the massive support of the Indonesian people for the Republic. The Republic’s foreign enemies only appeared graphically in the newspaper as cruel but weak soldiers or as cold-blooded politicians. Through the photographs published in the KR, the authority, efficacy, and strength of the newly born Republic were visually proven and further promoted, while the horror of the Dutch and British acts was continuously emphasized to a large audience. This, in turn, justified the hatred and violence against the Dutch and British. Through this photographic framing, the Kedaulatan Rakjat shaped public opinions and attitudes to support the fight against the Dutch and the British.

Analysis photo of the year 2006 Indonesian press photo award based on the three visual layers theory

Analysis photo of the year 2006 Indonesian press photo award based on the three visual layers theory

Analisis Hukum dan Etika terhadap Tanggung Jawab PERS di Masyarakat Indonesia

The text discusses the rules and ethics of journalism, focusing on guiding individuals or groups in managing the behavior of the press, broadcasting, and mass media from the process of news gathering, writing, composition, and dissemination. The research methodology used in this study is Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to determine the most appropriate method. The research applies three stages: planning, implementation, and analysis of the results, which analyze the results of the Literature Review conducted by the author. Based on the research results and discussions regarding the analysis of Indonesian press law and ethics in being accountable for press coverage that can trigger conflicts in society, it can be concluded that reporting that can trigger conflicts in society is through the right of reply (Article 5 paragraph [2] Press Law) and the right of correction (Article 5 paragraph [3] Press Law).

Representasi Pelanggaran Kode Etik Jurnalistik pada Serial Drama Korea HUSH

<p class="Default"><em>The journalistic code of ethics, which is the heart of journalistic products and is a beacon in the world of journalism, is in fact still very vulnerable to being violated. This research aims to determine forms of violation of the journalistic code of ethics, not only based on the Indonesian journalistic code of ethics, but also using the journalistic code of ethics of South Korea, the country where this drama series originates. This research was conducted on the Korean drama series HUSH which aired in 2019 with 16 episodes. The author uses the Indonesian Press Council's journalistic code of ethics and the South Korean Press Code of Ethics to analyze the violations. Apart from that, the causes and consequences of violations of the journalistic code of ethics that occur can also be found. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method with the Pierce model of semiotic approach. The research results showed that: (1) there were 5 cases that showed violations of the journalistic code of ethics. (2) the cause of the violation of the journalistic code of ethics was discovered, namely the existence of a special relationship between the high-ranking officials involved in the case and the leader of the Korean Daily, as well as considering that accepting bribes by people who work in the field of journalism is considered a normal thing.</em><em></em></p>

Policy Convergence under Decentralization: Lessons from Indonesia’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research on policy convergence has developed very significantly in comparative literature. However, little is known about the dynamics of policy convergence under unitary systems, assuming that they have greater convergence than under federal systems. This research maintains that unitary systems present no less intricate dynamics of policy convergence than the federal systems. Looking at a decentralized unitary system, this research argues that the dynamics of policy divergence is primarily driven by a need to pursue responsiveness to local priorities. It assesses the case of Indonesia in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through qualitative and quantitative exploration, combining documentary and the named entity recognition (NER) methods. The main data were sourced from the selected national newspapers sanctioned by the Indonesian Press Board. The result points to several factors affecting policy convergence, namely, responsiveness, compliance, policy inconsistency, policy clarity, leadership, horizontal learning, and electoral politics. Of these factors, the most important one is policy responsiveness; that is, whether national and subnational policies converge or diverge is affected by the need of a subnational government to respond to local priorities. This research fills the void in the current research by understanding the interplay between domestic factors and policy convergence, thereby extending the debate on the dynamic of policy convergence under a decentralized unitary system. Working with the COVID-19 pandemic adds nuances to the literature on crisis-driven policy convergence dynamics. It also points to a practical implication on the importance of crafting better institutional arrangements on national-subnational relations to better respond to pressing issues in a more convergent manner.

Bound by history, culture, religion and kinship

ABSTRACT Most studies of Indonesia-Malaysia relations focus on conflict. This study analyses the depictions of Malaya in a renowned bi-weekly Islamic magazine in Indonesia in 1960, Pandji Masjarakat. The findings indicate that the magazine constructed positive perceptions of Malaya and encouraged its readers to adopt them. It promoted an understanding that Indonesia and Malaya had a long common history, and in the past were tied by religious, kinship and cultural bonds. It emphasised that Islam played an important role as a unifying factor among regions in the Malay world before the colonial era. It saw Malay culture, especially the Malay language, as a shared legacy of both countries that had been marginalised by European colonialism. The magazine motivated linguists and people from both countries to rejuvenate the language for modern use. Of no less importance was the key actor in the magazine’s constructive approach to Malaya, its chief editor, Hamka, who was personally connected to the Malay world. This research sheds light on the Indonesian press’ attempts to promote similarities and cooperation rather than differences and dispute between the two countries in the context of postcolonial Southeast Asia.

Category shift and its meaning shift in the translation of ANTARA news’ press releases

This research aimed to investigate the types, the most dominant types of category shifts, and meaning shifts that occurred in the category shift found in the English to the Indonesian press releases on ANTARA news. The descriptive qualitative was used to investigate the data. The theories were applied, namely Catford (1965) and Simatupang (2000). Furthermore, this research took three samples of the press releases on ANTARA news. The data were taken from looking at the official website of ANTARA news. Then, the data were put in the table consisting of SL and TL. After resolving the analysis of each category shift, the researcher found 306 data. Structure shifts occurred to the number of 139 data or 45 %, intra-system shifts were 85 data or 28 %, unit shifts were 72 data or 24 %, and class shifts occurred are 10 data or 3 %. The most dominant category shift was structure shift. Furthermore, the result of meaning shifts, there were 300 data or 98% for no meaning shift. The result of the specific to generic and vice versa as well as the cultural point of view had 3 data or 1% for each type.

Functions and Authority of the Indonesian Press Council in the Investigation of the Spread of Hoax News in Online Media

This study aims to find out about the position and role of the Indonesian Press Council in handling cases at the investigation stage of the spread of hoax news through online media. This study uses normative legal research methods. This research was conducted using library materials or secondary data from various literature and laws and regulations related to this research. This research is analytical-descriptive, so the results of this study indicate that to find out the mechanism of the position of the Indonesian Press Council as a witness in the investigation of cases of spreading hoax news, the Press Law stipulates that in the event of a dispute involving legal issues, the Press Council is given the authority to resolve the dispute in question. Thus, the party harmed by the news must first exercise the right of reply as stipulated in the Journalistic Code of Ethics. Furthermore, the Press Council is not equipped with the legal authority to impose coercive legal sanctions. For example, journalists who supported specific political causes. Although the Press Council was able to identify him, the Press Council was not authorized to impose any sanctions. The Press Council will examine the journalist's journalistic work unless it is a public complaint. Suppose the journalist's job is proven to violate ethics. In that case, the Press Council can provide a statement of assessment and recommendations so that the press concerned can improve its performance while admitting its mistakes.

Functions and Authority of the Indonesian Press Council in the Investigation of the Spread of Hoax News in Online Media

Functions and Authority of the Indonesian Press Council in the Investigation of the Spread of Hoax News in Online Media

Suicide Framing on Online Media in Indonesia

News about suicides in online media is increasingly worrying. This is due to the fact that the news stories often show specific display and details of suicide incidents. This study aims to analyse two online media in framing suicide news and the compatibility of the news of the rules from the press Council in 2019 by using a research method adapted from Matthes and Kohring in year 2008. The data used in this research are 85 articles, with the details of 38 articles from Tribunnews.com and 47 articles from suara.com. This research is important in that, if the news is repeated with high news frequency, the mentioned detailed mode is done explicitly, to hyperbolic reporting, it will be able to cause copycat suicide. It is hoped that the results of this research can provide meaningful input for the Indonesian Press Council to provide guidance to journalists in Indonesia regarding writing suicide reports. The methodology utilised for this research is content analysis of media frames guided by Robert M. Entman and then tabulated using the ward’s method by non-hierarchical clustering. The result of the research shows that online media in Indonesia mostly frame suicide as a crime issue and show in detail the ways in which victims commit suicide. This is opposite of the Press Council’s rules in 2019 who regulated suicide as a mental health issue because it is caused not only by a single factor. Keyword: Suicide, online media, contextual jurnalism, press council, Entman’s framing.

Implementation of Development Journalism in the Reformation Era (The Case Study of Behavioral Change Journalism Fellowship Program from the Press Council during the Covid-19 Pandemic)

The reform era marked by the fall of the New Order government bring changes in all aspects, including the development journalism in Indonesia. The development journalism has ever become a prima donna and it has submerged along with the emergence of journalism that positions journalists as the guardians of the public interest, such as anticorruption journalism, pro-gender journalism, budgeting , election journalism, children's journalism and data journalism. On the other hand, the development journalism has begun to be rarely discussed. One of the reasons for this journalism seems to place journalists as pawns for the interests of the government. In the middle of Covid-19 pandemic era, however, the development journalism in a different version from the New Order era is used again. The government through the behavioral change journalism fellowship program places journalists as an agency to encourage people's behavior change when encountering the Covid-19 pandemic. The program is carried out by the Indonesian Press Council in collaboration with the Covid-19 Task Force and it involves 3030 journalists who have received recommendations from the constituent members of the Indonesian Press Council from various media platforms that have been carried out since 2020. The involvement of the journalists in this behavioral change program is the implementation of the development journalism that positions journalists as an agency. This study shows that the liveliness of journalists as an agency in responding to the structures is carried out to find the momentum of change to various issues in the society. This liveliness is intended that there is no monopoly of information from the power structure and it provides various opportunities for the public to obtain favourable information and avoid monopoly of information from the structure. The activities of this agency can no longer place the journalists with their activities into resonance, an irritation for the government in carrying out its programs. People's behavioral change is required in the middle of Covid-19 pandemic era. Efforts to encourage behavioral change cannot be merely conducted by the government. Journalists are one of the agents of change and they are cooperating with the government. This is in line with the implementation of the development journalism which places journalists as the government partners to encourage the government programs. The agency's involvement in its relationship with the power structure related to the COVID-19 pandemic does not bring down the ruling government but they will help explain to the public the problems the government is facing regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.

Freedom and The Role of The Press on Law Enforcement Reviewed in The Perspective of Law Number: 40 Of 1999, Concerning The Press

Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press is one of the legal regulations that have a role in efforts to realize a good life together. The struggle of the Indonesian press to achieve freedom was finally achieved after the enactment of Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press. The purpose of this study is to find out how the freedom and role of the press in law enforcement are reviewed from the perspective of Law Number 40 of 1999, concerning the press. This study uses a sociological juridical method, the results of research conducted on real facts in society with the intent and purpose of finding facts, then proceeding with finding problems, ultimately leading to problem identification and leading to problem solving. The results of the research include the press trying to carry out its functions, rights, obligations, and roles, so the press must respect the human rights of everyone. The press has an important role in realizing Human Rights (HAM), as guaranteed in the Decree of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia Number: XVII/MPR/1998. Based on the results of the research above, it is necessary to uphold the freedom of the press in conveying public information in an honest and balanced manner and that freedom of the press is not absolute for the press alone, but to guarantee the rights of the public to obtain information. what happened in the context of realizing press freedom as contained in Law/040/1999 concerning the Press.

Freedom and The Role of The Press on Law Enforcement Reviewed in The Perspective of Law Number: 40 Of 1999, Concerning The Press

Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press is one of the legal regulations that have a role in efforts to realize a good life together. The struggle of the Indonesian press to achieve freedom was finally achieved after the enactment of Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press. The purpose of this study is to find out how the freedom and role of the press in law enforcement are reviewed from the perspective of Law Number 40 of 1999, concerning the press. This study uses a sociological juridical method, the results of research conducted on real facts in society with the intent and purpose of finding facts, then proceeding with finding problems, ultimately leading to problem identification and leading to problem solving. The results of the research include the press trying to carry out its functions, rights, obligations, and roles, so the press must respect the human rights of everyone. The press has an important role in realizing Human Rights (HAM), as guaranteed in the Decree of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia Number: XVII/MPR/1998. Based on the results of the research above, it is necessary to uphold the freedom of the press in conveying public information in an honest and balanced manner and that freedom of the press is not absolute for the press alone, but to guarantee the rights of the public to obtain information. what happened in the context of realizing press freedom as contained in Law/040/1999 concerning the Press.

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: THE SOCIAL WRONGS REVEALED & THE IDEOLOGIES BROUGHT IN EDITORIAL NEWS EXPOSING THE NEW KPK LAW

This research is a comparative analysis between two mass media in producing politic news responding to the establishment of the new KPK law by using Critical Discourse Analysis. The research aims to look for and to compare the social wrongs and ideologies brought by the writers from the chosen texts. In order to do critical analysis discourse, the researchers use Fairclough analytic-three-dimensional framework which is wrapped in the four stages of Roy Bhaskar explanatory critiques presented by Fairclough (2013).The first stage focuses on the social wrong which has semiotic aspects that is analyzed through its linguistic choice by using Appraisal theory proposed by Martin and White. The social wrong of the text is represented by the use of attitude consisting of affect, appreciation, and judgment as it shows the writers’ attitude towards the related parties in the texts. The second stage identifies the obstacles to it being tackled through the analysis of the network of practices, the relationship of the semiosis to other elements and the semiosis itself. It is analyzed using Gee’s Seven Building Tasks of Language. It aims to analyze the areas of “reality” that are built through the texts, which can be used to understand the meaning of the discourse. It may also be used to understand different aspects of the meaning being created through discourse. The ideology of the text is represented by the significances, activities, identities, relationships, politics, connections, and sign systems & knowledge in the texts. The third stage considers whether the social order needs the problems/the social wrong. The last stage reveals the possible ways to tackle the obstacles. The findings from these steps of analysis are combined and interpreted together. It is found that the article produced by The Jakarta Post, as a verified news editorial by the Indonesian Press Council, apparently seems to share more negative attitudes compared to Independent Observer which is not verified yet. This shows the social wrong establishes in the social order: the politicization of the media, which is clearly unnecessary in the social order since it makes the media are politically polarized. Despite the ideological differences in the two articles, both articles basically share the same ideology: the importance of eradicating corruption in Indonesia.

Mining of Opinions on COVID-19 Large-Scale Social Restrictions in Indonesia: Public Sentiment and Emotion Analysis on Online Media.

BackgroundOne of the successful measures to curb COVID-19 spread in large populations is the implementation of a movement restriction order. Globally, it was observed that countries implementing strict movement control were more successful in controlling the spread of the virus as compared with those with less stringent measures. Society’s adherence to the movement control order has helped expedite the process to flatten the pandemic curve as seen in countries such as China and Malaysia. At the same time, there are countries facing challenges with society’s nonconformity toward movement restriction orders due to various claims such as human rights violations as well as sociocultural and economic issues. In Indonesia, society’s adherence to its large-scale social restrictions (LSSRs) order is also a challenge to achieve. Indonesia is regarded as among the worst in Southeast Asian countries in terms of managing the spread of COVID-19. It is proven by the increased number of daily confirmed cases and the total number of deaths, which was more than 6.21% (1351/21,745) of total active cases as of May 2020.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore public sentiments and emotions toward the LSSR and identify issues, fear, and reluctance to observe this restriction among the Indonesian public.MethodsThis study adopts a sentiment analysis method with a supervised machine learning approach on COVID-19-related posts on selected media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube). The analysis was also performed on COVID-19-related news contained in more than 500 online news platforms recognized by the Indonesian Press Council. Social media posts and news originating from Indonesian online media between March 31 and May 31, 2020, were analyzed. Emotion analysis on Twitter platform was also performed to identify collective public emotions toward the LSSR.ResultsThe study found that positive sentiment surpasses other sentiment categories by 51.84% (n=1,002,947) of the total data (N=1,934,596) collected via the search engine. Negative sentiment was recorded at 35.51% (686,892/1,934,596) and neutral sentiment at 12.65% (244,757/1,934,596). The analysis of Twitter posts also showed that the majority of public have the emotion of “trust” toward the LSSR.ConclusionsPublic sentiment toward the LSSR appeared to be positive despite doubts on government consistency in executing the LSSR. The emotion analysis also concluded that the majority of people believe in LSSR as the best method to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Overall, Indonesians showed trust and expressed hope toward the government’s ability to manage this current global health crisis and win against COVID-19.

Indonesian and Malaysian Press Policy: Pre and Post-Independence

Indonesia and Malaysia are the two countries that come from a family of the Malay Archipelago. These two countries were born after a different colonial occupation namely the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. However, each country has a different press system and policy. This study aims to look at the main objectives of Indonesian and Malaysian press policy trough critical reviews of secondary data obtained from library research based on categories in two stages of newspaper development in pre and post-independence. This study found that, in Indonesia, in the pre-independence era, the main objectives of Indonesian press policy were to control security and public order, and abuse of the press, during the Japanese occupation as Preventive censorship, and Propaganda. In the Post-Independence, the main objectives policy of the press namely as Freedom of Press, support 'political manifesto' and Implementing the "Pancasila Press System". Meanwhile, In Malaysia, in the pre-independence era, the main objective of the policy press was as controlling the press as a medium of internal racial conflict among the Chinese in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur due to differences of support for the Chinese monarchy since 1911, and propaganda machinery. In Post-Independence, the main objective of the press is to control and maintain the political stability of the country and prevent racial riots due to political and economic crisis. This study concludes that the main objectives of the Indonesian and Malaysian Press Policy are made in accordance with the direction of the system and political policies of the ruling regime.

The implementation of freedom of speech principles in Indonesian press regulation

This paper aims to see the implementation of freedom of speech principles in Indonesian press regulation, because as we have known, this regulation was made in very short period during political change in Indonesia. This change influences the Press Law too. The change in the Press Law which has further facilitated freedom of speech, it turns out to have a big impact on numerous parties, especially journalists and owners of mass media business entities. In this study, the researcher used critical paradigm to see effect of this law and problems those might be came because of the implementation. This study found that the implementation, freedom of speech regulated in the 1999 Press Law often turns out to intersect with the freedom of others so that it needs to be evaluated, reviewed, and revised.

STRATEGI REKRUTMEN DALAM PENINGKATAN KINERJA KARYAWAN MEDIA PERS INDONESIA

The role of a qualified workforce is able to influence the level of performance of a company. With the high mobility of employees in the Press Media in Indonesia, factors in the recruitment and selection process of employees are also considered very important to know the value of employee performance. Seven criteria (seven criteria) that can be used as guidelines in the employee recruitment process include competence, ability, compatibility, commitment, character, culture, and compensation. This study used a qualitative approach with a combination of secondary data and in-depth observations and interviews with four informants from the editorial and non-editorial departments. The recruitment of Indonesian Press Media was carried out openly and in accordance with SOP with criteria that were only based on educational background, ability and commitment. The company had not applied all 7C criteria in the recruitment of prospective new employees. The management was of the opinion that the promotion strategy was not only based on merit but also needed to be taken into account by the length of service in the company. While according to the employee was work performance. Media Press Indonesia did not have clear concepts, instruments, and indicators, or standards for the recruitment of prospective employees and changes in career or employee positions. Peran tenaga kerja yang berkualitas mampu mempengaruhi tingkat kinerja suatu perusahaan. Dengan tingginya mobilitas pegawai di Media Pers di Indonesia, faktor dalam proses rekrutmen dan seleksi pegawai juga dinilai sangat penting untuk mengetahui nilai kinerja pegawai. Tujuh kriteria (tujuh kriteria) yang dapat dijadikan pedoman dalam proses rekrutmen pegawai meliputi kompetensi, kemampuan, kecocokan, komitmen, karakter, budaya, dan kompensasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan kombinasi data sekunder dan observasi mendalam serta wawancara dengan empat informan dari bagian redaksi dan non redaksi. Rekrutmen Media Pers Indonesia dilakukan secara terbuka dan sesuai SOP dengan kriteria hanya berdasarkan latar belakang pendidikan, kemampuan dan komitmen. Perusahaan belum menerapkan seluruh kriteria 7C dalam rekrutmen calon karyawan baru. Manajemen menilai, strategi promosi tidak hanya berdasarkan merit tetapi juga perlu diperhitungkan dengan lamanya masa kerja di perusahaan. Menurut karyawan adalah prestasi kerja. Media Press Indonesia tidak memiliki konsep, instrumen, dan indikator, atau standar yang jelas dalam rekrutmen calon pegawai dan perubahan karir atau jabatan pegawai.