Victims of Sexual Violence on Campus in the News: Between Discrimination and Impartiality

Yeni Rosilawati; Qholiva Yuni  Fadilla

doi:10.24002/jik.v20i2.5816

Authors

Yeni Rosilawati Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Qholiva Yuni Fadilla Universitas Gadjah Mada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24002/jik.v20i2.5816

Keywords:

campus, Detik.com, Kompas.com, news framing, sexual violence

Abstract

The sexual assault committed by a Sriwijaya University (Unsri) lecturer on a student resulted in coercion. The lecturer then admitted his guilt to the student. The victim published her experience on the Twitter account @unsrifess until it received mainstream media attention. This research deconstructs the framing of Kompas.com and Detik.com about sexual violence in Unsri. Detik.com presents the victim as someone who has truly faced tragedy and injustice. On the other hand, Kompas.com often depicts the victim as a 'problematic' figure and as if the media is 'punishing' him through their reporting.

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