Indonesian Women in Politics: Critical Analysis of Portrayal in Online News Sites

Authors

  • Daniel Susilo Dr. Soetomo University
  • Rahma Sugihartati
  • Diah Ariani Arimbi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24002/jik.v16i2.1477

Keywords:

women, politician, critical analysis, news

Abstract

In 2004 Election, Indonesian government launched a policy mandatory 30 percent female representatives in the legislature. This is an effort to accelerate an increase of women’s representativeness in the parliament. This research describes the imaging of women as politicians in Indonesian online news sites: detikcom, Kompas.com, and Tribunnews.com. Van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis was utilized as method of this research with feminist critical analysis as the  corresponding method. The result shows that the imaging of female politicians is in the domestic area. They are pictured as emotional and weak persons.

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Sejak diputus Angelina Sondakh Tak Pernah Dapat Remisi <http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2016/07/06/sejak-diputus-angelina-sondakh-tak-pernah-dapat-remisi>, accessed 17 July 2016

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Angelina Sondakh Minta Agar Anaknya tak Dihina Karena Dirinya Dibui <http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2016/05/27/16001181/angelina.sondakh.minta.agar.anaknya.tak.dihina.hanya.karena.dirinya.dibui>, accessed 17 July 2016

Bupati Minahasa Selatan ini Unggah Foto Akta Cerai Suaminya di Facebook <http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/2015/03/18/bupati-minahasa-selatan-ini-unggah-foto-akta-cerai-suaminya-di-facebook>, accesed 24 July 2016

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Published

2019-12-02

How to Cite

Susilo, D., Sugihartati, R., & Arimbi, D. A. (2019). Indonesian Women in Politics: Critical Analysis of Portrayal in Online News Sites. Jurnal ILMU KOMUNIKASI, 16(2), 225–242. https://doi.org/10.24002/jik.v16i2.1477

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2019)

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Research-based Article

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