Title: The Jakarta Post’s Reporting of Terrorism in Indonesia
Abstract: Abstract
This study aims to describemodern terrorismthat has been formed and produced through
the integration between mass media and global communication systems. This study uses a qualitative
content analysis method to analyze the report in The Jakarta Post on the issue of terrorism
in the context of Indonesia. The result, media representations of terrorism in Indonesia related
to the complex communication process generated by cultural factors, patterns of economic
and political organization. Mass media and terrorism cannot be separated. Terrorism can
be regarded as a phase in which the ‘drama’ politics is done for specific audiences, (national or
international public, interest groups or individuals, or political elites). In this context, the media
plays an important role in distributing the message to an audience. At the same time, the way the
media represent the issues affected by the economic and social conditions of political culture in
which political violence is being played. In particular, this study emphasizes the role of the media,
and news reporting in particular, in order to support the civil freedom of expression, democracy,
and the function of the fourth pillar of the press. This study concluded that the news publication,
The Jakarta Post is very involved in issues that could potentially divisive as terrorism.
The media play an important role in the process of information and public debate.
Abstrak
Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan terorisme modern yang telah dibentuk dan dihasilkan
melalui integrasi antara media massa dan sistem komunikasi global. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode
analisis isi kualitatif untukmenganalisis laporan The Jakarta Post tentang isu terorisme dalam konteks
Indonesia.Hasilnya, representasi terorisme dimedia Indonesia terkait dengan proses komunikasi yang
kompleks yang dihasilkan melalui faktor-faktor budaya, pola ekonomi dan organisasi politik.Media
massa dan isu terorisme tidak dapat dipisahkan. Terorisme dapat dianggap sebagai tahap dimana
‘drama’ politik ini dilakukan untuk khalayak yang spesifik, (publik nasional atau internasional, kelompok
kepentngan tertentu atau individu, atau elit politik).Dalam konteks ini,media memainkan peran penting
dalam mendistribusikan pesan kepada audiens. Pada saat yang sama, caramedia merepresentasikan
isu dipengaruhi oleh kondisi ekonomi dan sosial budaya politik dimana kekerasan politik sedang dimainkan.
Secara khusus, penelitian ini menekankan pada peran media, dan pelaporan berita pada
khususnya, dalamtatanan sipil yang mendukung kebebasan berekspresi, demokrasi, dan fungsi pilar
keempat pers. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa publikasi berita The Jakarta Post sangat terlibat
dalam isu-isu yang berpotensi memecah-belah seperti terorisme.Media berita memainkan peran penting
dalamproses informasi dan debat publik.
Keywords: Indonesian press, terrorism, and Islam
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-08-01
Language: id
Type: article
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