Media framing by kompas.id and republika.id on the One-Piece flag controversy during Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day celebration and the 2025 anti-government protest
Keywords:
Framing analysis, Media ideology, Popular culture, One-piece controversy, NationalismAbstract
This study analyzes how Kompas.id and Republika.id frame the controversy over the One-Piece flag raised during Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day in 2025. The controversy sparked public debate between freedom of expression and respect for national symbols. Using a qualitative framing analysis model by Gamson and Modigliani, this research examines ten articles from Kompas.id and four from Republika.id to identify ideological tendencies in news construction. The results show that Kompas.id frames the issue as social expression and cultural creativity among the younger generation, while Republika.id interprets it as a moral and nationalistic violation. These differences reveal how each media’s ideological orientation influences framing and how popular culture becomes a negotiation arena between modernity and moral values. This study contributes to media and cultural studies by highlighting how Indonesian media construct meaning around global popular culture within local moral and political contexts.
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