Journalistic Ethics: Analysis of the Framing of the Repatriation of Indonesian Citizens in Kompas Daily and Tempo Newspaper

Abstract

This research was motivated by the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq, Syria (ISIS), which left problems for former ISIS followers from Indonesia who were threatened with statelessness. This research wants to show the framing carried out by the Indonesian mass media in reporting on the return of ex-ISIS Indonesian citizens to Indonesia which is viewed from the perspective of journalism ethics, Press Law No. 40/1999 and the social responsibility of the press to the public. The media chosen as research subjects were Kompas Daily and Tempo Newspaper. The research method used is Zhongdang Pan and Gerald Kosicki's framing analysis method which assumes that every news story has a frame that functions as the center of idea organization. The results of the research show that there are quite significant differences between Kompas Daily and Tempo Newspaper in framing the repatriation of ex-ISIS Indonesian citizens. Kompas Daily uses security logic in every report by applying journalism ethics through Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism approach. Meanwhile, Tempo Newspaper uses humanist logic by applying journalism ethics through the golden rule or reversibility approach.