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Media and the War on Terror: A Case Study of Islamic News Magazine Reporting in the Transition Indonesia
No full textThis research looks at the representation of recent terrorist attacks in Indonesian Islamic news media within a context of cultural and social transition. It is based on an understanding that modern terrorism is formed in relation to the media and global networked media systems. Terrorism can be considered to be a stage upon which political ‘drama’ is performed for specific audiences, (national or international publics, particular groups or individuals, or political elites). In this context, the news media play a crucial role in distributing the message to the audience. At the same time, the way the news media represent the issue is influenced by the cultural, political, economic and social conditions in which the political violence is being played out
How Indonesian Bloggers Empower Civil Society
Get PDFThis paper presents a research report on the characteristics of information presented in eight blogs in 2008 and how those eight bloggers (blog owners) empowered civil society through their published articles. Field data demonstrate that the articles they published contained empowerment messages, achieved positive responses from the blog visitors, and implied that the blog owner conducted their social function as bloggers. However, the dispersed information in the blogs has only obtained one response from each visitor. That information could not develop a dialog for creating a consensus on what civil society should do when they encounter the state. Having seen the relations between persons and blog, bloggers were reluctant to apply interactivity principle when they receive responses from their blog visitors. They were receptive, appreciative, and sympathetic to individuals in responding to their articles. However, only a few of them wished that their participants changed and developed. They expected their changed and grown turned into empowered citizen when they faced the state. In short, Indonesian bloggers are only partially in empowering civil society
Future of Futures Research: Trends and Challenges in Communication Studies
No full textThis paper examines future studies as an approach to better understand future possibilities in order to make better decisions today. Like historical studies that try to explain what happened in the past and why, the efforts of futures studies try to understand the latent potential of the present. Future studies and communication normally merging the facing of cultural diversity under globalization conditions, and the future research of futures communication sided the emergence of forecasting and foreseeing, extrapolation of creativity and innovation in shaping future. Keywords: future studies, communication studies
Self-Censorship Regulatory Structure: Can We Control Political of Hates, Violence & Sex in Children Computer & Video Games?
No full textThis article examines some of the extreme negative content available to teenagers and young children in the market. Extreme negative values such as political of hates, violence and sex in some of the children computer and video games were made possible due to several factors such as lacking in regulatory structure, week policy implementation, rampant of illegal and uncensored materials. Computer and video games have been the subject of frequent controversy and censorship, due to the depiction of graphic violence, sexual themes, racism, advertising, eavesdropping, consumption of illegal drugs, consumption of alcohol or tobacco, propaganda or profanity in some games. Among others, critics of video games sometimes include parents’ groups, politicians, organized religion groups, and other special interest groups. Young children who see violent acts in movies, shows, and games may not be able to tell the difference between “make-believe” and real life. They may not understand that real violence hurts and kills people. When the “good guys” or heroes use violence, children may learn that it is okay to use force to solve problems. Younger children may even become more afraid of the world around them. Can self-censorship and ratings system help
Political News and Early Voter Alienation: Why does not Political Knowledge Lead Early Voters to Use their Right to Vote?
No full textEarly voters whose backgrounds are senior high school level are believed to possess particular political knowledge. However, this group is suspected to be one of the nests of abstainers. Why does not political knowledge lead them to use their right to vote? To answer this question, a survey had been conducted toward 170 senior high school students in Kota Bandung and an intensive interview had been applied to 10 students. Statistical calculation shows that high correlation degree between political news influence and cognitive conception change of the students, but the degree is low to their political attitude. This discrepancy is caused by political news that is provided in newspaper which indirectly relates to the early voters’ need, besides more impressive news diminishing government image than ones discussing election
The Cultural Differences and Intercultural Adaptation on Partnership Relation of Core-Plasma Plantation in Tea Estate of Indonesia
No full textThis research was a qualitative research aiming at understanding the cultural differences and intercultural adaptation on partnership relation of core-plasma plantation in Tea Estate of Pagilaran Ltd Co, Indonesia. Collecting data were done by depth interviewing the worker’s core plantation and the plasma farmer concerning problems faced by both relationship. The results showed that culture of core plantation community tended to orientate to economical aspect with commercial basis, meanwhile culture of the farmers tended to orientate to group’s interest and to keep on their relationship among them with traditional habit and ecological sound. In relation to adaptation process, the two communities seemed to develop similar culture with capital interest. In this regards the similar cultures can be seen in two sides: from the side of core plantation, people working in the core plantation are come from similar culture with the indigenous farmers and the factory is also located in the farmer’s area. Meanwhile from the point of view of farmers, the similar culture as the result of cultural adaptation. Furthermore, the cultural differences shown by the core plantation and plasma farmer communities were due to the normative rules maintained by the company and also due to the different educational level and knowledge of both. To that respect, in core plantation community, the culture orientated to capital achievement implies the communication attitude on the business interest, where as the communication attitude of farmer community is more orientated to local interest using informal and interpersonal channel. Finally the communication differences in the two communities impede the process of organizational objective. And the communication attitude of the core plantation community is changed and unified with the communication attitude of plasma farmer
Mass Media and the Political Parties in Indonesia In the 2007-2008 Period
No full textThe study deals with three issues i..e how the mass media especially print in Indonesia represent political party in the period of 2007-2008 prior to the 2009 general election, what the public think of the performance of political party, and which sources the public acces to get information about political parties’ performance. The survey and in-depth interview are used in the study focuses in Solo Central Java. The study suggests that the mass media often represent political party negatively and the public tends to think the performance of politial party negatively as well. The public mostly get information on politics including political party from the mass media especially television and print media
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives at Multinational Companies in Malaysia
No full textToday it is generally accepted that organisations have social responsibilities that extend well beyond what in the past was commonly referred to simply as the “business economic function”. This study sets out to find out the motivation of Shell Malaysia (SM) in practicing their CSR initiatives. Understanding that no metaphor is perfect and that the pyramid of CSR by Archie B Carroll is no exception, the four responsibilities: economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic is intended to portray that the total CSR of SM’s business comprising distinct components that, taken together, constitute the whole. Intensive interview was done within the sphere of SM’s Corporate Affairs (CA) Department directed to the senior management. Motivations that lead to CSR initiatives is the earning of goodwill which help SM optimise its portfolio and maintains its license to operate and grow, enhancement of reputation, retention of good employment talent, investor relations and access to capital, reduction and management of project risk through risk profile and risk management, encouragement of innovation inspired by society’s expectations, reinforcement of customer loyalty, and lastly, the gains of eco- efficiency through societal approval that increases overall business efficiency. The studied organisation practices CSR according to the four responsibilities in Carroll’s pyramid: economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic. In spite, having the ethical and philanthropic layers added only recently, SM’s CSR initiatives seemed to have gone beyond that, practicing strategic engagement into the field, which puts it in the lead compared to many organisations. Hence, imprinting a name for itself to serve as a benchmark or role model for other organisations to follow
Pornography Manifestation in Internet Media ( Content Analysis on Popular Local Porn Websites in Indonesia )
No full textPornografi yang semula hanya berupa tulisan saat ini berkembang dalam berbagai macam manifestasi seperti gambar, cerita pendek, video , film, lagu dan sebagainya. Bahkan pornografi di internet bukan lagi hanya pekerjaan orang iseng tetapi menjadi komoditi bisnis di dunia maya. Inilah yang menjadi penyebab menjamurnya situs porno di Internet. Pada sisi lain pornografi di internet juga dicap sebagai penyulut adanya kejahatan seksual, penyimpangan seksual dan bisnis seksual. Namun hingga saat ini belum ada fakta ilmiah yang mencoba untuk menggali tentang pornografi di internet. Oleh karena itu maka penelitian ini mencoba mengambil satu rumusan masalah yaitu : “Bagaimana manifestasi pornografi di internet dalam bentuk situs web site ? “ Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode content analysis, yaitu jenis metode yang menguraikan kecenderungan suatu fenomena melalui bantuan unit analisis dan kategorisasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa situs yang digunkan lebih banyak menggunakan situs blog agar tidak terkena pemblokiran oleh pihak pemerintah. Visualisasi yang dimunculkan adalah gambar foto serta file 3gp. Secara keseluruhan jenis hardcore lebih banyak dipapangkan di internet. Fakta lain menunjukkan uptoditas materi pornografi tersebut bersiklus mingguan. Secara sifat maka pornografi yang terjadi bersifat vulgar dan sedikit sekali yang bersifat erotisme. Dari kesimpulan yang ada maka penutupan situs porno adalah hal yang sulit dilakukan mengingat jumlah situs yang banyak disertai dengan beralihnya pengelola situs porno ke domain websites publik sehingga sulit bagi aparat untuk menutupnya. Oleh karenanya keaktifan pribadi dan kesadaranlah yang mampu untuk menggerakkan agar pornografi tidak meluas di internet