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31/07/2017
The “Post-Truth” Illusion
Many have lamented the loss of “Truth” in contemporary media. But, is there an “ Era of Truth” in the media to begin with?
14/07/2017
A Case of Media Labor Protection
On June 23rd MNC Group, one of the largest media group in Indonesia, unilaterally dismissed around 300 employees. The case highlighted the problems of labor protection in Indonesian media industry.
05/06/2017
Media Persecution of Chinese-Indonesian
Chinese-Indonesian suffers from political turmoil in May 1998. Today, 19 years into Indonesian reformed era, the discrimination lingers.
31/05/2017
Language Choice in Social Media: The Case of Instagram
Open and global digital access encourages Indonesian millennials to be avid multilingual users. What can social media linguistic practices tell us about Indonesian digital culture?
15/03/2017
Child Stars or Workers?
Behind the charm of a child star on the screen, child actors works in a bad environment. Child Protection is abandoned on the pretext of professionalism.
16/02/2017
Imagining Islam in Digital Jakarta
Anti-Ahok rallies surrounding Jakarta gubernatorial election reveals how new media shaped Indonesian contemporary Islamic identity.
24/01/2017
The Perfect Woman: The New Order Origins of Ideal Men and Women in Indonesia
The category “Waria” emerged in Indonesia's New Order as a crossover between the State gender ideology and the wonder of modern science.
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