ASPIRATION Journal

COMMODIFICATION AND FRAMING OF NEWS IN THE ISSUE OF RATIFICATION OF THE RUU TPKS

Hayu Lusianawati, Khairul Syafuddin — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The Sexual Violence Crime Bill (RUU TPKS) was ratified by Indonesia's Parliament (DPR RI) on April 12, 2022, generating significant public interest that peaked between April 10-16, 2022. Online media outlets capitalized on this momentum. This study examines news framing by three media outlets using framing theory and ekspression concepts through qualitative framing analysis. Results show that during April 10-16, 2022, Suaramerdeka.com published 3 articles on RUU TPKS, while Kompas.com published 35 and CNNIndonesia.com published 18. Kompas.com's extensive coverage reflects its business-oriented approach, engaging in commodification practices for political-economic interests. Nevertheless, Kompas.com maintained balanced reporting with sufficient moral content to educate the public about protection for sexual crime victims, unlike CNNIndonesia.com and Suaramerdeka.com, whose coverage lacked moral framing.

REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AS OBJECTS OF CONSUMERISM (CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ON PAYLATER SERIES IN EPISODES 1 AND 2)

Merry Fridha Tripalupi, Rahmat Edi Irawan, Timo Duile — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Impulsive buying behavior is increasingly becoming a trend after the existence of marketplaces that make it easier for consumers to buy an item. Currently, active e-commerce users in Indonesia continue to grow with increasingly massive digital activities. Fashion is an item that is more purchased by women in online shopping. The persuasion of advertisements featuring products that claim to perfect women's appearance is a hot-selling commodity. The depiction of the entanglement of consumerism is shown in the Pay Later series. This series tells the story of Tika, the main character, who becomes the object of consumerism. By using the critical discourse analysis method of Sara Mills, which focuses on feminism and in line with this research, which is based on the theory of postmodern feminism, the results show the subject-object position that this series provides an overview of women as objects of consumerism where looking beautiful with beautiful goods is a requirement for women to look more attractive. The use of pay later, which provides flexibility in terms of payment, is attractive to the main character without being accompanied by adequate financial literacy skills. This is what makes the main character get entangled in paying later debt. The high interest rate and relatively short deadline are the problems that are then faced. For the sake of appearing charming, the main character is haunted by debt collectors in his daily life.

ONLINE MEDIA AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES IN INDONESIA

Rizki Briandana, Muhammad Raqib Mohd Sofian — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to analyze the empowerment carried out by virtual communities in Indonesia, focusing on the Sahabat Ibu Pintar community. This study explores the role of members and the level of interaction in the community as part of women's empowerment efforts. The method used in this study is netnography, with data collection techniques through interviews and observations. The results of the study indicate that economic empowerment is the main driver of activity in this virtual community. Typologically, the Sahabat Ibu Pintar community is a community formed through organizational support to run empowerment programs. In order to increase economic empowerment, this community provides access to work for its members, as well as holding online and offline training. In addition, the empowerment of this community is highly dependent on the participation and interaction of its members. Based on the purpose of communication, interactivity in this community is formed through various communication patterns, both between users and the system, between users, and between users and documents. The interactions that occur in this community contribute to expanding networks and opening up opportunities for its members to improve economic welfare.

LOMBOK TOURISM SENTIMENT ANALYSIS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING

Wulan Purnama Sari, Lydia Irena, Roswita Oktavianti — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Previous studies have shown that media monitoring provides significant benefits for the development of organizations or companies. The objective of this study is to analyze the sentiment surrounding Lombok tourism using social media monitoring. This research employs a quantitative method with a positivist paradigm and utilizes the Brand24 media monitoring tool. This research concludes that sentiment analysis towards Lombok and Mandalika tourism shows a dominant positive sentiment. Social media plays a key role in shaping perceptions of Lombok tourism, with Instagram being the dominant platform, while online news continues to have a big impact, with travel influencers playing a significant role in shaping tourist opinion

REDEFINING CULTURAL DIMENSIONS: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INDONESIAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN ASIA

Joshua Fernando, Andi Supiyandi, Asri Sulistiawati, Dwi Kartini Apriza — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Many Indonesian Diaspora are studying as international students at various universities worldwide. Cross-cultural communication plays a vital role in actualizing Indonesian students, especially in interacting with local residents. This study aims to determine the pattern of cross-cultural interaction and understand the six cultural dimensions in the Asian continent through the perspective of the Indonesian Diaspora, namely Indonesian students abroad. This research examines the construction of meaning that occurs using research instruments in the form of in-depth interviews and documentation studies in the perspective of Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory. This research is based on the cross-cultural communication paradigm, namely dialectics as an integration between functionalist and critical paradigms with a descriptive qualitative research approach. The study results indicate a discrepancy between Hofstede's functional data and the social reality experienced by diaspora students. Several cultural dimensions, such as power distance, individualism vs collectivism, and indulgence vs restraint, experience reinterpretation in everyday social practices. Communities with low individualism scores tend to be closed to foreigners, while collectivist societies show openness and responsiveness to newcomers. These findings confirm that cultural dimensions are contextual and dynamic and are greatly influenced by the negotiation of meaning in intercultural social interactions. Thus, this study enriches the understanding of cultural flexibility and the importance of a micro approach in reading cross-cultural communication in international education.