When advertisements are disguised as news

The ethics problem in Indonesian mass media

Bibliographic Data

ID22183995
AuthorsNanang Krisdinanto (0000-0002-1541-6493, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume5
Issue2
Pages397-420
Publication date2021-06-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJurnal Studi Komunikasi (Indonesian Journal of Communications Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2549-7294 • E-ISSN: 2549-7626
PublisherDr. Soetomo University (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.25139/jsk.v5i2.3527
OpenAlexW3173817308
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

The practice of obscuring news and advertising is still a problem in the Indonesian mass media. This research aimed to unravel journalistic ethics problems, especially those related to advertorials (advertisements delivered in an editorial style). The clear separation between news and advertisements is one of the two pillars of journalistic ethics, apart from separating facts and opinions to maintain journalistic independence. The research approach used was qualitative-descriptive, with data collection techniques through interviews (to journalists), observation and document searches. The results showed that most of the printed mass media studied tended to blur the boundaries between news and advertisements through various means, such as removing or shortening advertorial information

Advertising · Art · Business · Indonesian · Linguistics · Literature · Mass media · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Educational Methods and Impacts · Islamic Finance and Communication · Mathematics · Psychology · SMEs Development and Digital Marketing

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