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Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall

This study aims to understand the dynamics of journalists’ professionalism regarding the critical moment for Indonesian journalism in carrying out their journalistic practices. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study method and took place in Surabaya, East Java, the second largest c...

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Main Authors: Nanang Krisdinanto,, Merlina Maria Barbara Apul,, Rajab Ritonga,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23944/1/komunikasi_6.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.239442024-08-12T02:38:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23944/ Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall Nanang Krisdinanto, Merlina Maria Barbara Apul, Rajab Ritonga, This study aims to understand the dynamics of journalists’ professionalism regarding the critical moment for Indonesian journalism in carrying out their journalistic practices. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study method and took place in Surabaya, East Java, the second largest city in Indonesia that records the highest media growth in the country besides Jakarta and Medan. The results of this study show that there has been the destuction of old journalistic values including journalistic independence and the normalization of new journalistic practices that mix editorial and business among journalists surveyed. Nowadays, the mixture is considered a normal journalistic practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process of eroding journalists’ welfare and reviving pre-pandemic unethical practices, such as bribery, extortion and news withdrawal on the pretext of welfare. The pandemic has also given rise to a turning point in journalistic practices related to the press business model which traditionally relied on ads and changed the direction of news reporting that the journalistic firewall has cordoned by separating editorial from business. This gave rise to the destruction of journalistic values including independence and the disappearance of the journalistic firewall. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23944/1/komunikasi_6.pdf Nanang Krisdinanto, and Merlina Maria Barbara Apul, and Rajab Ritonga, (2024) Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 40 (2). pp. 92-110. ISSN 0128-1496 https://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1710
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description This study aims to understand the dynamics of journalists’ professionalism regarding the critical moment for Indonesian journalism in carrying out their journalistic practices. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study method and took place in Surabaya, East Java, the second largest city in Indonesia that records the highest media growth in the country besides Jakarta and Medan. The results of this study show that there has been the destuction of old journalistic values including journalistic independence and the normalization of new journalistic practices that mix editorial and business among journalists surveyed. Nowadays, the mixture is considered a normal journalistic practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process of eroding journalists’ welfare and reviving pre-pandemic unethical practices, such as bribery, extortion and news withdrawal on the pretext of welfare. The pandemic has also given rise to a turning point in journalistic practices related to the press business model which traditionally relied on ads and changed the direction of news reporting that the journalistic firewall has cordoned by separating editorial from business. This gave rise to the destruction of journalistic values including independence and the disappearance of the journalistic firewall.
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author Nanang Krisdinanto,
Merlina Maria Barbara Apul,
Rajab Ritonga,
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Merlina Maria Barbara Apul,
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Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
author_facet Nanang Krisdinanto,
Merlina Maria Barbara Apul,
Rajab Ritonga,
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title Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
title_short Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
title_full Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
title_fullStr Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
title_full_unstemmed Critical moment for Indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
title_sort critical moment for indonesian journalism: disappearance of journalistic firewall
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23944/1/komunikasi_6.pdf
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https://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1710
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