Content Analysis Study Of The Jakarta Post In Reporting Climate Change Issues

Abstract

Climate change has become one of the major issues around the world. Consequently, the urgency of information about climate change also increased which forced the media to take a role in serving the adequate information. The media often publish their news based on several steps that they choose which are usually in line with their values. Hence, the media has its own interest while covering the issue. The Jakarta Post which is considered a major media in giving news to the public feels the responsibility in responding to the issue of climate change. Hence, this study compiled the data from climate change news that has been published on The Jakarta Post sites from January until December 2021. This study aims to describe the reporting that The Jakarta Post has done in their news about climate change. This study focuses on how the news about climate change is specifically being covered by The Jakarta Post in order to influence the public, especially in the period 2021. By using quantitative content analysis, this study found out that The Jakarta Post has done a decent performance in covering climate change news throughout 2021, especially with the frequency of news that reached 200 in total publications. In terms of content, the content about weather events is the most covered content in the climate news produced by The Jakarta Post.