This document discusses various types of bias that can occur in television news media, including news embargoes, lack of covering both sides of issues, and connections between media owners and political interests. It provides examples of major media owners and their political ties in Indonesia and globally. The document concludes by noting that understanding media bias and ownership is important to gain a more objective understanding of the news.

1. Bias on Our TV:
News Embargo &
Campaign/Propaganda
Minggu ke-12
PENGANTAR MEDIA TELEVISI
Amelia H. Day, SS. ME
9 Mei 2010
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4. BIAS
MEDIA
v.s
MEDIA NEUTRALITY
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NEWS
EMBARGO
O GRAB ME
a news embargo or press embargo is a request by a source that the
information or news provided by that source not be published until a
certain date or certain conditions have been met.
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7. NEWS EMBARGO?
COVER BOTH SIDES?
18 HRS AMBUSH?
ONLY 2 TERRORISTS
CAUGHT?
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CAMPAIGN/
PROPAGANDA
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12. PROBLEM…
NO PROBLEM…
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17. UU Penyiaran
Pasal 36 ayat 6
Isi siaran dilarang :
a. bersifat fitnah, menghasut, menyesatkan
dan/atau bohong;
b. menonjolkan unsur kekerasan, cabul, perjudian,
penyalah-gunaan narkotika dan obat terlarang;
atau
c. mempertentangkan suku, agama, ras, dan
antargolongan.
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18. WHO
OWNS
MEDIA
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19. • Nasional:
– Tanoe bersaudara (MNC)
– Sariaatmadja bersaudara (Emtek Group)
– Chaerul Tanjung (Para Group/TransCorp)
– Anindya Bakrie (Bakrie)
• Global:
– Rupert Murdoch (News Corp)
– Ted Turner (Time Warner)
– Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
– Richard Branson (Virgin Media)
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20. Media Mogul: Politics:
Fundraiser of Hillary Clinton
– Rupert Murdoch campaign 2006, & all 550 Murdoch-
owned newspapers worldwide
editorialized in favor of the war
– Ted Turner Democrat Party
– Michael Bloomberg 2-time Mayor of New York,
Republican, candidate of 2012
presidential campaign
Labour Party & Mayor of London
– Richard Branson candidate
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21. Media Mogul: Politics:
– Tanoe bersaudara (MNC) ?
– Sariaatmadja bersaudara supports LSM activities owned by a
(SCTV, O Channel) main member of Partai Demokrat
– Chaerul Tanjung (TransCorp) was named vice president of SBY at
2009 campaign
– Anindya Bakrie (TVOne, ANTV) the son of Partai Golkar chief
– Surya Paloh (Metro TV) Partai Golkar then Nasionalis
Demokrat
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22. FURTHER REFERENCE
BOOKS
• Media bias: finding it, fixing it (Jenn Burleson Mackay)
• Bias: a CBS insider exposes how the media distort the news
(Bernard Goldberg)
VIDEOS
• SPINNING BORIS (2004) TRAILER
http://www.videodetective.com/movie_trailer/SPINNING_BORIS/trail
er/P00139063.htm
• WAG THE DOG (1997) TRAILER
http://www.videodetective.com/movies/trailers/wag-the-dog-
trailer/7419
• THE CANDIDATE (1972) TRAILER
http://www.videodetective.com/movies/trailers/the-candidate-
trailer/1784
• RADIO DAYS (1987) TRAILER
http://www.videodetective.com/movies/trailers/radio-days-trailer/704
• THE BIG LIE: SPINNING THE NEWS
http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rID=2010
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23. next week:
media
ownership
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