Fabricated Authenticity. The News Cloning in Indonesian Television Journalism

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10.2991/978-2-38476-495-2_9How to use a DOI?

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News; Cloning; Television; Journalism

Abstract

The practice of cloning journalism, in which regional television news contributors replicate reports and videos from their peers, presents a significant challenge and violates journalistic ethics. This issue stems from the unequal attention television stations give to their regional contributors, who often operate under considerable pressure with limited technical and financial support from their headquarters. This study investigates cloning journalism among television contributors in South Sulawesi, focusing on the factors that drive this practice and its impact on the quality of regional journalism. Using a qualitative research approach, this study employs a case study method to analyze the experiences and perspectives of television contributors regarding cloning in journalism. The research subjects, television contributors from South Sulawesi. Data collection involved in-depth interviews and observations. The analysis utilizes a multi-perspective theoretical framework that includes structuration theory, normative media theory, and the political economy of media. The findings indicate that the cloning journalism practice observed in this study reflects the intricate interplay between agents (contributors) and the structures of media organizations. Cloning journalism emerges as a form of labor commodification, compelling contributors to compromise journalistic ethics to fulfill the news quotas imposed by organizational structures. This practice highlights a failure within the media to uphold their social responsibility to provide the public with accurate and reliable information.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Moehammad Gafar Yoedtadi
AU  - Budi Utami
AU  - Wulan Purnama Sari
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/29
TI  - Fabricated Authenticity. The News Cloning in Indonesian Television Journalism
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business, Social, and Humanities 2025 (ICEBSH 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 84
EP  - 95
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-495-2_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-495-2_9
ID  - Yoedtadi2025
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