TERORISME DALAM BAHASA MEDIA

Arif Budi Prasetya; Embun Nadha Pawestri; Salma Tsabita Wiradara

doi:10.21274/sosebi.v6i1.12046

Authors

Arif Budi Prasetya Dosen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Brawijaya
Embun Nadha Pawestri Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Brawijaya
Salma Tsabita Wiradara Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Brawijaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21274/sosebi.v6i1.12046

Keywords:

terorisme, semiotika, media digital, konstruksi makna

Abstract

Abstrak: Fenomena terorisme di Indonesia terus menjadi perhatian publik, terutama setelah peristiwa bom bunuh diri di Makassar pada 28 Maret 2021. Peristiwa tersebut memicu kembali rasa ketakutan di tengah masyarakat, khususnya dalam situasi pandemi Covid-19. Dalam konteks ini, media digital memiliki peran penting dalam membentuk konstruksi makna terorisme melalui penggunaan bahasa dan simbolisasi dalam pemberitaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana media digital mengonstruksi makna terorisme melalui pilihan kata dan struktur kalimat dalam artikel berita. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Peirce yang menelaah relasi antara tanda (sign), objek (object), dan interpretant (interpretant). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media tidak hanya menyampaikan informasi faktual, tetapi juga membentuk realitas sosial melalui penggunaan bahasa yang bersifat simbolik dan cenderung mengarahkan interpretasi audiens. Konstruksi tersebut berimplikasi pada terbentuknya persepsi, ketakutan kolektif, serta potensi stereotip di masyarakat terhadap pelaku dan fenomena terorisme.

Kata Kunci: terorisme; semiotika; media digital; konstruksi makna.

Abstract: The phenomenon of terrorism in Indonesia continues to attract public attention, particularly following the suicide bombing in Makassar on March 28, 2021. This incident reignited a sense of fear within society, especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, digital media plays a crucial role in shaping the construction of meaning surrounding terrorism through the use of language and symbolic representation in news reporting. This study aims to analyze how digital media constructs the meaning of terrorism through word choice and sentence structures in news articles. It employs a qualitative approach using Charles Sanders Peirce’s semiotic analysis, which examines the relationship between the sign, object, and interpretant. The findings indicate that media does not merely convey factual information but also actively constructs social reality through symbolic language that tends to direct audience interpretation. This construction contributes to the formation of public perception, collective fear, and the potential emergence of stereotypes within society toward both perpetrators and the broader phenomenon of terrorism.

Keywords: terrorism; semiotics; digital media; construction of meaning.

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