Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage

This research examines how Kompas, an Indonesian press company, framed the issues of glasnost and perestroika in its daily publications from 1986 to 1991 to criticise the authoritarian New Order regime. This research found that Kompas attempted to negotiate with the New Order’s centralised authorita...

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Main Authors: Mochamad Aviandy, Manneke Budiman, Dhita Hapsarani
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2303186
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description This research examines how Kompas, an Indonesian press company, framed the issues of glasnost and perestroika in its daily publications from 1986 to 1991 to criticise the authoritarian New Order regime. This research found that Kompas attempted to negotiate with the New Order’s centralised authoritarian power through editorial articles on the issues of glasnost and perestroika. Compared to the Old Order Indonesia, the New Order government’s bilateral relations with Russia declined significantly. However, from 1986 to 1991, the frequency of news coverage about Russia (the Soviet Union) was massive. Such frequent coverage was inseparable from the implementation of glasnost and perestroika reform movements in the Soviet Union, which defined the zeitgeist at the time. This research found that Kompas implicitly criticised the New Order regime by articulating that change may occur in an authoritarian and military state, if the government had the determination. Applying a media framing analysis to examine Kompas editorial articles from 1986 to 1991, this research demonstrates that comprehensive media framing strategies are required in exploring issues related to authoritarian political regimes, as the strategies allow the press to express criticism while evading the risk of being banned. Negotiation with existing power holders is necessary so that the media may uphold its role as one of the primary pillars of democracy that is capable of criticising existing power holders.
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spelling doaj-art-e1ccf0e88f5b4958adc617fb24c8f4032024-12-14T07:43:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832024-12-0111110.1080/23311983.2024.2303186Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverageMochamad Aviandy0Manneke Budiman1Dhita Hapsarani2Department of Literature, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaDepartment of Literature, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaDepartment of Literature, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaThis research examines how Kompas, an Indonesian press company, framed the issues of glasnost and perestroika in its daily publications from 1986 to 1991 to criticise the authoritarian New Order regime. This research found that Kompas attempted to negotiate with the New Order’s centralised authoritarian power through editorial articles on the issues of glasnost and perestroika. Compared to the Old Order Indonesia, the New Order government’s bilateral relations with Russia declined significantly. However, from 1986 to 1991, the frequency of news coverage about Russia (the Soviet Union) was massive. Such frequent coverage was inseparable from the implementation of glasnost and perestroika reform movements in the Soviet Union, which defined the zeitgeist at the time. This research found that Kompas implicitly criticised the New Order regime by articulating that change may occur in an authoritarian and military state, if the government had the determination. Applying a media framing analysis to examine Kompas editorial articles from 1986 to 1991, this research demonstrates that comprehensive media framing strategies are required in exploring issues related to authoritarian political regimes, as the strategies allow the press to express criticism while evading the risk of being banned. Negotiation with existing power holders is necessary so that the media may uphold its role as one of the primary pillars of democracy that is capable of criticising existing power holders.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2303186Indonesian pressnew order regimemedia framing analysisLincoln Geraghty, School of Media and Performing Arts, University of Portsmouth, United KingdomMedia Communication; Political Communication; Indonesian
spellingShingle Mochamad Aviandy
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Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage
Cogent Arts & Humanities
Indonesian press
new order regime
media framing analysis
Lincoln Geraghty, School of Media and Performing Arts, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Media Communication; Political Communication; Indonesian
title Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage
title_full Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage
title_fullStr Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage
title_full_unstemmed Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage
title_short Framing Glasnost and Perestroika, criticising the New Order: an analysis of Kompas’ news coverage
title_sort framing glasnost and perestroika criticising the new order an analysis of kompas news coverage
topic Indonesian press
new order regime
media framing analysis
Lincoln Geraghty, School of Media and Performing Arts, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Media Communication; Political Communication; Indonesian
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2303186
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