Vol. 18 No. 1 (2021): Jurnal ISIP: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik

The 2019 Presidential Election is a practical implication of the post-truth populist trends in Indonesia. This study aims to explore the Millennials’ perception on the post-truth rhetorics of presidential candidates in the 2019 Presidential Election. The theory used in this study is the theory of post-truth rhetorics, grounded on phenomenology and the descriptive-qualitative approach. The article finds that there was a rejection of Prabowo’s post-truth populist rhetorics because they were incompatible with Indonesia’s political, social and cultural characters. In the Indonesian political context, rhetorical ability is not a benchmark. The most important thing is the credibility, integrity, and track record of political actors. It was also found that the media tends to eschew Prabowo’s post-truth populist messages. But in principle, there is almost no stark difference among both candidates’ populist rethorics in the election. Both carry identity politics and are affiliated with elites and oligarchs, so the populist politics are contradictory to the candidates.

This article discusses the constellation of Golkar and its elites after the fall of the New Order administration. The conceptual and theoretical framework used includes party functions and the circulation of political elites. This article uses descriptive qualitative research methods based on primary data sourced from direct interviews with Golkar officials and on secondary data from various documents and publications of research. The results of the study show that at the beginning after the end of the New Order administration, the political elites of Golkar developed a constellation of elites that adopted a democratic and bottom-up and collegial culture, leaving behind the authoritarian practices. However, before and after the 2009 presidential election, with the entry of several businessmen into Golkar, the Golkar political elites carried out transactional practices in building power bases both at the party and government levels. This condition interferes with the recruitment processes and puts Golkar in an awkward position when not in power

Advertising is one of the formulas for realizing the interests of producers by running a message construction in the advertisements they make. In television commercials, the harmonious arrangement of narratives, sounds and visuals are the three main forces to bring out the depiction of masculine values to the viewers. In the television commercial “Extra Joss versi laki”, producers construct a masculine image of their products. The research problem is “How are the depiction of masculinity characteristics in the ‘Extra Joss’ product in television commercials?” By using Roland Barthes’ semiotic method which analyzes the meaning of two levels of signification, this paper examines how masculinity characteristics are depicted in the product “Extra Joss” in the television advertisement “Extra Joss versi laki”. As the result, it is found that the characteristics of traditional masculinity in society in the “Extra Joss” product – namely, first, men should not complain even though they are tired; second, the myth of male virility; and last, the myth of male strength, while the new masculine characteristics (new masculinity) are not found in this ad.

This article discusses the practice of Dramaturgy theory carried by the owners of alter Twitter accounts. In the modern era, communication technology is not only used to facilitate human work. Communication technology is also used to make it easier for humans to interact with each other. That practice of social interaction does not only occur in the real world but also in the virtual world. Many dramaturgical theory practices appear in cyberspace, one example is alter accounts on Twitter. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The researcher creates a description based on the facts, characteristics, and relationships between the phenomena. The data collection method used is observation and interview. This study indicates that the two sources have something in common, that is, to make their alter accounts on Twitter a place to show a side of themselves that they cannot show in the real world. On the front stage, they build a self-image by posting sensual photos and videos in revealing clothes accompanied by supporting captions. However, on the back stage, these two sources show the opposite side, by dressing neatly, covering their genitals, acting politely and also having good manners.

This article reveals sexist bias in reporting on the 2018 Asian Games event on the online media Liputan6. com. The theoretical basis used is the theory of commodification, gender theory and feminism and representation. The research method takes into account Sara Mills’s critical discourse analysis, with news subjects selected purposively with a sexual bias. The results of the study reveal that the bias occurs through the representation of women who have been reduced in such a way that they only construct female athletes as beautiful aesthetic objects. Women are selected, defined, and displayed as objects and it no longer corresponds to the relevance of sports reporting. This reduction occurs both in texts and in visual image displays.