Reading The Jakarta Post.

Reception Theory: Towards An Anthropological View

Presented in: Reception in Journalism: Theory and Practice A FICOM/Universitas Pancasilla Seminar March 14, 2013

Jonathan Zilberg, Ph.D. Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah

YOU!
How Do You Read The News If You Do?
That is The Question In Short, I Ask You This:
How You Read and How You React to What You Read -

IS THAT NOT EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE?

Reading The Jakarta Post

First: Five General Questions

1. How do you read, watch or listen to the media - if you do? 2. What do you systematically pay attention to - if anything? 3. How closely do you do so, and if so - how often and how critically? 4. What effect does it have on you? 5. How do you use the information that matters to you?

Second: As You React to The Following Data Repeatedly Ask Yourself These Three Questions

Are your reactions to issues of concern to you not remarkably predetermined?

How are you similar and different in these matters to those in your immediate family and amongst your peers? Is the news that you pay attention to, your reaction to it and the manner of reporting it in your chosen news format and outlet all, to a major degree - not a self-confirming ideological device for journalist, reader and editor alike?

Assess Yourself on These Six Recent Micro-Data Sets from The Jakarta Post

1. The Duty to Circumcise Muslim Women 2. The Straddling By-Law in Aceh 3. The Official Reaction to The Human Rights Watch Report 4. The Reactions To A Nation of Liars, Cheats and Thieves 5. Jupe, Devi, Lady Gaga and Rhoma Iroma 6. The Reason for the Smile of the Unnamed Lady Above

Towards Tentative Conclusion

Is Your Identity Not Well Measured by What News You Read, How You Receive/Interpret It, How You Use It and Thus How it Confirms and ReConfirms Your Identity? If Media is the Extension of Man, then how do we re-visit Marshall McLuhan by way of the likes of Chomsky and Zizek in the context of the issues we have each reacted to in our own ways today? Huh!!! Who the heck is Zizek?

See what I mean FIKOM students? Listen to Prof. Andi Baca, Baca, Baca! YOU ARE WHAT AND HOW YOU READ NEVER MIND WHAT YOU WRITE, SAY and DO!

So Lets Go Back To The Beginning : Who Is She and Why Is She Smiling?

How do you know?

Because of the Media! In this case The Jakarta Post

Thank You
And Remember As regards the core question at hand for this panel Is news only top down?

My Answer - Bottoms Up!

And if you dont believe me Ask Jupe or Joop.