Republika Online Research Articles

THE ATTACK OF AL-SYIFA HOSPITAL IN THE REPORT OF ONLINE MEDIA REPUBLIKA, ALJAZEERA, AND BBC NEWS

This article aims to reveal the exclusion and inclusion strategies and the differences in the use of reporting strategies onthe news of the Al-Syifa Hospital attack on Republika, Aljazeera, and BBC News online media using Van Luwen's critical discourse analysis theory. The type of research used is a qualitative method. Data sources are taken from Republika online news media entitled Pasukan Israel Kepung 3 Rumah Sakit di Gaza dan Mengebom kembali RS Al-Shifa, Aljazeera net entitled Al-Jazirah Nit Tarshadu Awdhaa'uhu, Hakadza Yabdu al-Mustasyfa al-Indunisiya bi Gazzah tahta al-Qashfi, and BBC News entitled “Israeli Militarry Looking into Reports of Gaza Hospital Blast”. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques, namely data presentation, data analysis, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the news strategy used on Republika online media is an exclusion strategy with passivization and nominalization, and an inclusion strategy with differentiation, abstraction, nomination categorization, and nomination identification. Aljazeera uses exclusion strategies with passivization and nominalization techniques, as well as inclusion strategies with abstraction, nomination categorization and dissociation techniques. BBC News only uses exclusionary strategies with, passivization nominalization, and clause replacement techniques. The use of news strategies on Republika and Aljazeera media contrasts sharply with the use of strategies in the BBC News media, which only uses exclusion strategy. The use of these strategies shows that Republika and Aljazeera online media support Palestine, while BBC News online media support Israel.

WACANA BERITA KEKERASAN SANTRI PONDOK PESANTREN GONTOR DI REPUBLIKA ONLINE

In every online media platform, there exists a diverse range of ideologies and perspectives that influence the production of news content. Republika Online adheres to its own distinct ideology in the dissemination of information to the publik. Ideology can be discerned by analyzing the textual structure and discourse employed by each media platform. In the year 2022, a significant number of acts of violence occurred within the realm of education. Among these incidents was a case of violence against students at Gontor Islamic Boarding School, located in Ponorogo, East Java. Acts of violence can have adverse effects on both physical and mental health. In the case of the violence that occurred at Gontor Islamic Boarding School, it tragically resulted in the fatality of one of the students, highlighting the severe consequences of such incidents. This thesis focuses on two research questions: Firstly, how does Republika Online, as an online media platform, employ textual structure in presenting news regarding the violence against students at Gontor Islamic Boarding School, specifically in the edition from 06 to 08 September 2022. Furthermore, this study aims to investigate the discourse employed by Republika Online, an online media platform, in presenting news regarding the violence against students at Gontor Islamic Boarding School in the edition from 06 to 08 September 2022. In order to address these two issues, the researcher employed a qualitative (non-participant) approach. In this research, the researcher utilized Teun A. Van Dijk's discourse analysis method to analyze the "Violence against students at Gontor Islamic Boarding School, edition from 06 to 08 September 2022." In this study, it can be concluded that the textual structure utilized by Republika Online exhibits a tendency to explicitly marginalize the perpetrators and Gontor Islamic Boarding School.

The semiotic and modern hermeneutic review of the online Covid-19 public service advertisement texts

The Indonesian government works closely with other agencies to intensely campaign for the movement against the virus corona in various ways, one of which is through Public Service Advertisements (PSAs). PSAs have verbal and non-verbal elements that contain meanings, both explicit and implicit meanings. This article aims to analyze three samples of PSAs concerning Covid-19 retrieved from three online website media, namely (1) the website of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia; (2) Republika online; and (3) Kompas.com. This research was conducted using qualitative descriptive methods referring to the semiotic theory developed by Roland Barthes and Charles Sanders Peirce, and the modern hermeneutics theory developed by Paul Ricoeur. The analysis of the PSAs in this study was focused on verbal texts, while non-verbal texts were not analyzed deeply. From the three PSAs analyzed, the study found that the explicit meanings lying in the PSAs were to fight the coronavirus by complying with health protocols. Meanwhile, implicitly, the PSAs imply that the Indonesian people are under threat of death, the coronavirus is not a lie, nor is it a conspiracy.

Actualization of Religious Moderation in Islamic Fatwas in Mainstream Online Media in Indonesia

This study is intended to explain the actualization of religious moderation in Islamic fatwas in mainstream media in Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative-descriptive approach, in the form of media text studies combined with field studies. The media that is used as the object of study is Republika Online which is considered to be able to represent mainstream media that has an interest in Islamic issues. Data analysis uses the critical discourse analysis method developed by Teun A van Dijk. This study conveys that in general the contents of fatwas in Republika have actualized and supported the agenda of religious moderation in Indonesia, but when measured by each indicator, the contents of religious moderation tend to only appear in formal in the national commitment aspect, tent to avoid diversity of insight because of the urge to always be moderate and only convey the physical and manifest violence by disregarding that of non-physical and latent. Meanwhile, accommodative indicators of local culture tend to be overlooked in almost all fatwa content, even though many issues potentially can be linked to this indicator.

RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE ON THE NEWS OF COVID-19 IN INDONESIAN ONLINE MASS MEDIA

This study examines religious discourse on the news of Covid-19 in sindonews.com, Republika.co.id, and tempo.co. The Fairclough Model Critical Discourse Analysis approach is used in this study to examine the macrostructure, superstructure, and microstructure of religious discourse in three Indonesian online mass media. Macrostructure analysis is used to describe in general the religious narrative on each news topic and the important points that refer to major themes. Superstructure analysis aims to interpret the themes that exist in the media and news schemes that are displayed in the news text. While the microstructure is used to represent the linguistic aspects of the news narrative, namely the semantic aspect, the syntactic aspect, and the stylistic aspect. The results of the study show that religious discourse related to covid-19 news on Republika online prioritizes the use of overviews sourced from the Qur’an and the hadith. The dialogue on religious teachings with the factual issue of Covid is used to build religious discourse in the news of covid-19 on Sindonews Online. Meanwhile, Tempo online uses persuasive language about the role of religion during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the microstructure is used to represent the linguistic aspects of the news narrative, namely the semantic aspect, the syntactic aspect, and the stylistic aspect.

MORAL AND GENDER IDENTITY IN THE STORY OF THE BUTTERFLY IN THE MOSQUE

Researchers studied this study using Norman Faiclough's theory of critical discourse analysis. Through this theory, the researcher can carry out critical reflections to dismantle the interests of the analyzer. This study describes how moral identity and gender identity are in short stories on republika online media. The approach used is qualitative to understand phenomena about what the subject of the study experiences for example behavior, perception, motivation, action. The data collection technique is carried out by downloading short stories through the Republika e-paper, then describing, analyzing, and interpreting based on critical discourse analysis techniques. The findings of this study are: there are issues of moral and gender identity that are represented by examining the linguistic level and practice of discourse. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the study of moral and gender identity can dismantle ideologies and aspects hidden in short story texts by looking at linguistic elements through modalities and metaphors; in the practical dimension of discourse shows that short stories contain elements of moral identity and gender identity in line with the vision and mission of the Republika online media that uphold human and cultural values; Factors that influence the development of moral identity and gender include internal factors, namely factors that exist within the character himself, and external factors, namely factors that exist outside the character (environment, lifestyle, friendships).

MORAL AND GENDER IDENTITY IN THE STORY OF THE BUTTERFLY IN THE MOSQUE

Researchers studied this study using Norman Faiclough's theory of critical discourse analysis. Through this theory, the researcher can carry out critical reflections to dismantle the interests of the analyzer. This study describes how moral identity and gender identity are in short stories on republika online media. The approach used is qualitative to understand phenomena about what the subject of the study experiences for example behavior, perception, motivation, action. The data collection technique is carried out by downloading short stories through the Republika e-paper, then describing, analyzing, and interpreting based on critical discourse analysis techniques. The findings of this study are: there are issues of moral and gender identity that are represented by examining the linguistic level and practice of discourse. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the study of moral and gender identity can dismantle ideologies and aspects hidden in short story texts by looking at linguistic elements through modalities and metaphors; in the practical dimension of discourse shows that short stories contain elements of moral identity and gender identity in line with the vision and mission of the Republika online media that uphold human and cultural values; Factors that influence the development of moral identity and gender include internal factors, namely factors that exist within the character himself, and external factors, namely factors that exist outside the character (environment, lifestyle, friendships).

MEMAHAMI KONSTRUKSI MODERASI BERAGAMA DI MEDIA MASSA: PERSPEKTIF FRAMING ROBERT M. ENTMAN ATAS BERITA REPUBLIKA ONLINE

This study aims to interpret the news of religious moderation in Republika Online. The research data used is from the documentation of religious moderation news in Republika Online. The theory used is the framing of Robert N. Entman. The conclusion of the study is that the news of religious moderation in the Republika Online media is a text that has multiple interpretations. Overall, the framing built by the Republic of Indonesia Online is moderate and in line with moderate by developing tolerance and building nationalism. In the end, news of religious moderation in the Republika Online media is a text that has multiple interpretations. The news can be interpreted in different ways according to the different ideological contexts by each newsreader. Like the constructionist school of thought, there is no right or wrong in interpreting news texts, because news texts are subjective constructions of reality. Although subjective, Republika Online tries to build news framing more on nationalism. In the news of religious moderation related to Muslims, Republika Online develops a framing that does not only defend Muslims. As a national media, Republika Online tries to develop a framing that can be accepted by the wider community, both Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

ISU KEAGAMAAN DALAM PEMBINGKAIAN MEDIA (ANALISIS FRAMING BERITA POLEMIK JILBAB DI SMK NEGERI 2 PADANG PADA DETIK.COM DAN REPUBLIKA ONLINE)

This study discusses the media framing of the coverage of the hijab polemic at SMK Negeri 2 Padang. The media studied were Detik.com and Republika Online. This study uses a qualitative method, with a framing analysis approach. By using Robert N. Entman's framing analysis model, which consists of four elements of the framing device, namely Define Problems (defining the problem), Diagnose Causes (estimating the cause of the problem), Make Moral Judgment (Making Moral Choices) and Treatment Recommendations (emphasizing the solution), the results of this study shows that Detik.com frames the polemic coverage of the hijab case at SMKN 2 Padang, by giving the frame that this case is a form of intolerance, is a form of forcing the use of the hijab for non-Muslim students, is not in accordance with the values of Pancasila and is a form of violation on Human Rights (HAM). The intolerant frame is the dominant frame developed. Meanwhile, Republika Online provides a frame of misinterpretation, miscommunication, a form of respect for local wisdom, there is no element of coercion, the issue of the hijab regulation at SMKN 2 Padang is exaggerated and there is no intimidation, regarding the polemic coverage of the hijab case for non-Muslim students at SMKN 2 Padang.Keywords: Media, framing, hijab, SMK Negeri 2 Padang, West Sumatra.

Konstruksi Realitas Pemberitaan Kebijakan Vaksinasi Berbayar Di Portal Berita Online

This study aims to determine the framing of the news regarding the paid vaccination policy or “Vaksin Gotong Royong (VRG)” in Republika Online and Tempo.co. This research is a qualitative research with a constructionist paradigm. The research method used is framing analysis by Robert N. Entman. The framing of Republika Online and Tempo.co news is analyzed through four framing elements, which are problem definition, determining the cause of the problem, making moral decisions, and emphasizing problem solving. The result shows that Republika Online and Tempo.co construct the issue of paid vaccination policy with different framing. Republika Online constructed a paid vaccination policy as a strategic and rational effort to deal with Covid-19. Meanwhile, Tempo.co framed the issue of the paid vaccination policy as a polemic that drew a lot of criticism and rejection. The discourse strategies used by the two media can be observed through the way journalists choose diction, writing headlines, selecting sources, and the body of the news as a whole.

CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF ONLINE MEDIA NEWS: MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS BANNING ARABIC LANGUGE

The purpose of this research was to describe the micro, mezzo, and macro linguistic aspects of the news discourse ‘Ministry of Religious Affairs banning Arabic language’ on Tempo.co and Republika online media. The news topic has emerged a polemic among the madrasas or Islamic school environments. It is because there are a lot of Indonesian muslim children study at the schools. This research applied descriptive-qualitative method with critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach. The analysis was divided into three dimensions, namely the micro, mezzo, and macro. From the microdimension, in Tempo news, there were found four data of modalities and each two for positive evaluation sentences and assertive verbs. Meanwhile, in Republika, there are two data of modalities and only one from each metaphor and negative evaluation sentence. In the mezzodimension, the scope of Tempo's discourse is not only restricted to the issue on the prohibition of using Arabic language but also of using hijabs or veils. On the other hand, the news of Republika focuses on the banning of Arabic language without associating it to another case. In the macrodimension, both news texts show an alignment to the government, particularly Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Social Reality Construction of Corona Virus Handling News in Natuna on Republika Online and CNNIndonesia.Com

Indonesia evacuated and observed Indonesian citizens from Wuhan in Natuna, Riau Islands (Kepri), regarding the spread of the Coronavirus in China. Hearing the news, the residents of Natuna were worried and staged a demonstration. The report analyzed in this study is news on Republika Online and CNNIndonesia.com, spanning January 29 - February 16, 2020. This study uses the constructionist paradigm and Zongdang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki's framing analysis techniques. This study indicates that Republika Online shows overcoming the problem of the policy of determining Natuna in carrying out framing. At the same time, CNNIndonesia.com, in its reporting, is more directed to the worries/anxieties experienced by Natuna residents. Based on the syntactic structure, Republika Online compiled facts regarding the absence of information/coordination regarding the quarantine of Indonesian citizens in Wuhan. At the same time, CNNIndonesia.com Residents rejected the policy of establishing Natuna as a place of observation for Indonesian citizens from Wuhan. In the Republika Online script element, the Natuna Residents refused to quarantine and observe Indonesian citizens from Wuhan because they were worried about contracting the Coronavirus. At the same time, CNNIndonesia.com published that the Government was the perpetrator in the issue of determining Natuna. Based on Republika Online's Thematic, the concerns of Natuna residents were caused by misinformation received. At the same time, CNNIndonesia.com had an error in implementing the Observation policy for Indonesian citizens from Wuhan in Natuna. Based on the Rhetoric, Republika Online provides facts that the Government cares and is suitable for Natuna residents and Indonesian citizens from Wuhan. At the same time, CNNIndonesia.com says that "stuttering" and lack of "transparency" lie with the central Government regarding the failure of the policy to establish Natuna as a place of observation for Indonesian citizens from Wuhan. in Natuna.For academics who will conduct framing analysis research on mass media, whether any media, the researcher suggests deepening the discussion or context to be studied because it will affect the investigation results. Furthermore, it can use other events to frame the mass media, such as politics, crime, and terrorism.

A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ON LGBT ON REPUBLIKA ONLINE NEWS ARTICLES

The position of LGBT in Indonesia has received a vague response recently. There are also many marginalization and stereotypes faced by this community in Indonesia despite some acceptances received. This study will examine the stereotype of LGBT reflected within news articles. Employing socio-cognitive approach by Van Dijk (as cited in Wodak and Meyer, 2001), the researcher aims to: (1) find out the lexical choices found in Republika Online (ROL) news articles that contain stereotype towards LGBT Community, (2) discover Indonesian cognition depicted in the news articles, and (3) find out readers' responses to the stereotype addressed to LGBT community. The researcher conducted qualitative research to elaborate on the findings of stereotypes found in ROL. The data were obtained from a document analysis to find out the discourse and cognition level, and an interview to search the society level. The researcher found that stereotypes “LGBT is an illness” and “LGBT is a threat to the nation”s in ROL have represented LGBT. These stereotypes were motivated by the rejection of LGBT's existence, a shift in attitude toward LGBT, and ROL Muslim ideology. From the interview, the readers showed various responses toward the news; agreement to the stereotype by a reader, and disagreement by three others due to various reasons. In conclusion, the stereotypes of LGBT in ROL have caused negative images of this community even though they were not supported by scientific explanation in the ROL. The readers however have reacted towards these stereotypes differently, regardless of the negative images caused by the ROL stereotypes towards the LGBT community.

Indonesian Interests in Hadith-Sourced COVID-19 Queries According to Google Trends

COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on people’s religious lives all around the world. This article attempts to examine the following hypothesis: COVID-19 also influences religious life in Indonesia, the results of which can be also observed in hadith studies. This study employed a mixed-method. The data is compiled through Google Trends (GT) from 1 December 2019 to 20 August 2020, pointing to four keywords. The data is analyzed through a content analysis. This research suggests that there is an exponentially increasing search using those four words on the internet. The search for hadiths on COVID-19 was only conducted in West Java. ‘Doa Covid’ (prayer for protection from COVID-19) became the most exponentially searched keyword across Indonesia. The GT data suggests that individuals are searching the internet for an explanation about the prophetic guideline in dealing with COVID-19. The most popular articles are published in Republika Online, Tribun Newsgroup, MadaniNews, Okezone, and Liputan6. The hadiths mentioned in those articles contain mostly the prayers of the Prophet Muhammad to keep people away from illness or to obtain safety in the world and the afterlife.

ANALISIS KEBIJAKAN DAN KOMUNIKASI PEMERINTAH DALAM MEMBUBARKAN FRONT PEMBELA ISLAM (FPI)

The news of the prohibition of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia against the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) seized the public's attention. Several national media such as kompas.com, detik.com and republica.co.id have different points of view. Each media reported this phenomenon with different framing according to media ideology. The purpose of this research is to see the news framing of the news of the ban on the Government of the Republic of Indonesia against the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) in the national online mass media. Methodologically this research uses a constructivism approach by applying textual analysis consisting of quantitative and qualitative analysis in the form of framing analysis. In addition, using intertextual analysis which includes analysis of text production and socio-cultural framing Robert Enmant. The results showed different frames on the 3 online portals. Kompas.com frames FPI news with a humanism frame, seeing the social impact of FPI's presence in society. The legal basis for the disbandment of FPI is clearly explained to show the truth to the public. Detik.com is almost the same as Kompas.com in framing the FPI phenomenon, by showing data and the fact that FPI has not yet received a permit again due to the organization's AD/ART problems. This is different from the Republika online frame which frames this reality in a straightforward manner, by showing evidence that FPI continues to fight injustice. The formation of negative opinions continues to be fought to provide a correct understanding of the community.

THE THIN LINE BETWEEN FUNNY AND DISRESPECTFUL: MEDIA FRAMING ON PRABOWO’S ”BOYOLALI FACE” REMARK

The 2019 Indonesian Presidential Election is a democratic process for electing the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 period. Before the election was held, Indonesia's mass media was incessantly publishing news about presidential candidates, namely Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo. As a retired army lieutenant general, Prabowo is known as a nationalist figure. This research aims to study Prabowo's image just before the 2019 Election in the online version of print media. We examine and compare the construction of Prabowo's image carried out by Tempo.co and Republika.co.id. We purposively select news published in Tempo and Republika online version from 4 to 5 November 2019. This research uses the qualitatively framing method by Entman to answer how the mass media carry out image construction. Results indicate that both media carry out a difference between construction. If Tempo tends to construct Prabowo's image as disrespectful, Republika tends to construct Prabowo's image as funny regarding Prabowo's "Boyolali Face" Remark. This study concludes that there are differences between the mainstream mass media and Islamic mass media in constructing Prabowo's image through their news. The different images constructed by the two media indicate that news construction or news framing is inevitable in the journalism field.

Critical Discourse Analysis: Representation of Radical Islam in the Media Release of Indonesia

The aim of this research is to educate people in digital literacy so that people are not easily provoked and wiser in responding to news about radical Islam. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. The data collected is secondary data taken from journal articles and theses. The data comes from several online media portals, namely Kompas, Republika Online, and SuaraIslam.com. The discourse analysis used in this study is the critical discourse analysis model of van Dijk. The results of this study indicate that the online media portal used can be seen as the tendency of each media to represent radical Islam in its news. The Kompas has the following characteristics: (1) have a title that can arouse curiosity and also attract readers; (2) the chosen diction shows a counter attitude to acts of terror; (3) the construction of news builds the perception that terrorism is a criminal act that is inhumane, so it needs to be eradicated from the root; (4) the facts and sources used can increase the credibility of the news. Republika Online and SuaraIslam.com also build bad representations regarding the issue of radical Islam, in this case, ISIS. The group is categorized as terrorists who act on behalf of Islam in carrying out their actions. However, there are differences between the two journalists. Republika Online journalists show no sympathy for the ISIS group, while SuaraIslam.com responds to this issue in a neutral position. Even so, both of them still voiced the same thing, namely the acts of terror carried out by the ISIS group are a threat to the world.

ROBERT ENTMAN FRAMING ANALYSIS OF PRABOWO SUBIANTO’S IMAGE IN REPUBLIKA.CO.ID MARCH – APRIL 2019 EDITION

The political campaign-style of a political actor determines the public acceptance of his self-image and leadership image. This study focuses on discussing the framing of Republika.co.id news related to Prabowo Subianto's (PS) self-image and leadership image in the 2019 presidential election. Image is the main element that a political leader must have, and the construction of a leader image in a media is certainly related to interests. construction news media concerned. Through the use of Robert Entman's four model framing analysis tools, this study tries to reveal the Republika Online (ROL) framing of PS self-image and leadership image. The results showed, positive ROL framing related to self-image and leadership image. PS: PS is a populist and critical figure of Jakarta elites whose life orientation is only to enrich themselves in the middle of their poor people's lives; PS is a figure of a people's leader who can create a better life; PS is a leader whose life is quite well established; if elected (as president) PS will only devote himself to the people, improve the quality of people's lives, and ensure justice for all the people

EUPHEMISM OF POLITICAL NEWS IN REPUBLIKA ONLINE MASS MEDIA

This research deals with euphemism which is found in political news in Republika mass media. The objectives of this were: (1) to investigate the types of euphemism used in political news in online mass media, (2) to describe the realization of euphemism in political news in mass media and (3) to explain the reason for realization of euphemism in political news in mass media. The research design of this study was descriptive qualitative research where the researcher explained the result of research by describing the data gained. There were 26 news with different titles with 54 euphemism. There were ten types of euphemism found in political news in Republika online mass media, namely indirection 31.4 %, abstraction 12.9 %, agreement 11.1%, remodeling 9.2%, semantic shift 9.2%, emotive 7.4%, understatement 5.5%, widening 5.5%, borrowing 3.7%, circumlocution 3.7%. Furthermore there were four ways of euphemism realized namely, implicit, explicit, direct, and indirect. Then there were five reasons using the euphemism found in political news in Republika, namely to cohesive, to protective, to underhand, to uplifting, and to ludic. The most reason using euphemism is to cohesive.Keywords: Euphemism, Political News, Republika Mass Media

Covering Former ISIS Fighters: A Framing Analysis of the Repatriation of Ex-ISIS in the Online Coverage of Kompas and Republika

This paper discusses how Kompas.com and Republika.co.id framed the coverage of the repatriation of ex-ISIS members to Indonesia. This study was a qualitative study using the approach of Robert N. Entman framing analysis model. The findings revealed that Kompas.com and Republika Online framed the return of the former ex-ISIS fighters to Indonesia differently in terms of the selection of news sources, legal analysis, and approval. Kompas.com tended to choose state officials to be a source to conduct analysis based on state law and reject repatriation of ex-ISIS. Meanwhile, Republika Online tended to select religious leaders to analyse based on Islamic law and allowed them to repatriate to this country. In other words, Kompas.com focused on the principle of humanism, while Republika Online more emphasised on Islam values and nationalism in their news coverage.