Narratives of natural disaster survivors in Indonesian media: The case of Tempo magazine

Dubbed as the ‘ring of fire,’, Indonesian territories have witnessed many forms of natural disasters such as volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, which had been widely reported in the mass media. While the media has reported the scale of destruction and number of casualties caused by those...

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Autor principal:	Budi Irawanto
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2018
Materias:	compassion fatigue Indonesia journalism media narrative natural disaster survivors Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:817a9705c73942bca31ecddb08cbeddb2021-12-02T03:41:01ZNarratives of natural disaster survivors in Indonesian media: The case of Tempo magazine10.24135/pjr.v24i1.4101023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/817a9705c73942bca31ecddb08cbeddb2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/410https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Dubbed as the ‘ring of fire,’, Indonesian territories have witnessed many forms of natural disasters such as volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, which had been widely reported in the mass media. While the media has reported the scale of destruction and number of casualties caused by those disasters, they have also narrated dramatic recounts of the survivors. Imbued with spectacular imagery, the media seek to appeal to the audiences emotionally and evoke sentiments of solidarity as well as humanitarian actions. Employing a textual analysis of media reports in Indonesia, particularly from the weekly news magazine Tempo, this study explores the way in which the media frame the narratives of the survivors of natural disasters (volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis) across Indonesia. Although the media are expected to report events objectively, this study demonstrates the affective element in the practice of journalism on natural disasters. Therefore, this study will contribute to the growing research on the relationship between media and disasters, particularly in the context of a disaster-prone country such as Indonesia. In particular, it will contribute to the body of journalism research which looks at the role of narrating the human subject in tragic events such as natural disasters. Budi IrawantoAsia Pacific Networkarticlecompassion fatigueIndonesiajournalismmedianarrativenatural disaster survivorsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 24, Iss 1 (2018)
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description	Dubbed as the ‘ring of fire,’, Indonesian territories have witnessed many forms of natural disasters such as volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, which had been widely reported in the mass media. While the media has reported the scale of destruction and number of casualties caused by those disasters, they have also narrated dramatic recounts of the survivors. Imbued with spectacular imagery, the media seek to appeal to the audiences emotionally and evoke sentiments of solidarity as well as humanitarian actions. Employing a textual analysis of media reports in Indonesia, particularly from the weekly news magazine Tempo, this study explores the way in which the media frame the narratives of the survivors of natural disasters (volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis) across Indonesia. Although the media are expected to report events objectively, this study demonstrates the affective element in the practice of journalism on natural disasters. Therefore, this study will contribute to the growing research on the relationship between media and disasters, particularly in the context of a disaster-prone country such as Indonesia. In particular, it will contribute to the body of journalism research which looks at the role of narrating the human subject in tragic events such as natural disasters.
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title	Narratives of natural disaster survivors in Indonesian media: The case of Tempo magazine
title_short	Narratives of natural disaster survivors in Indonesian media: The case of Tempo magazine
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Narratives of natural disaster survivors in Indonesian media: The case of Tempo magazine

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