Framing Analysis Online Media Kompas.com and Republika.co.id on Hamas Attack

Abstract

Online media can shape and frame reality. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a global issue that attracts world attention and is often highlighted as material for media construction, including Indonesian media, especially after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Media such as Kompas.com and Republika.co.id present news with different perspectives. This analysis aims to analyze how Kompas.com and Republika.co.id framed the news about Hamas in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from October to November 2023. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with the Zhongdang Pan & Gerald M. Konsicki framing analysis model. The focus of this research is the portrayal of Hamas. This is interesting because it reveals how media framing affects the public perception of actors in conflict and the importance of media literacy in understanding bias and news viewpoints. The results show that Kompas.com portrays Hamas as a hard-nosed group fighting for Palestinian independence by calling it "militant". At the same time, Republika.co.id tends to call it a "fighter" against the Zionists.