STUDI FENOMENOLOGI JURNALIS LOKAL SURABAYA DALAM MENJAGA INDEPENDENSI DAN KEPENTINGAN PUBLIK SAAT MELIPUT BERITA DI MASA PANDEMI

STUDY OF PHENOMENOLOGY OF LOCAL JOURNALISTS OF SURABAYA IN MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE AND PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN COVERING NEWS IN PANDEMIC TIMES

Situasi pandemi saat ini memberikan tantangan lebih kepada para jurnalis untuk mampu menyampaikan berita kepada publik akan informasi terkini. Surabaya dan Jawa Timur di masa pandemi ini sangat disoroti akan kasusnya yang naik serta penanganan dari pemerintahnya. Fenomena tersebut membuat independensi jurnalis lokal mengalami lebih banyak tekanan saat meliput di masa pandemi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengalaman jurnalis lokal di Surabaya dalam mempertahankan independesi saat meliput di masa pandemi. Menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi dalam mengumpulkan pengalaman peliputan berita di masa pandemi, yang mana banyak tantangan terhadap independensi jurnalis. Hasil penelitian ini berasal dari proses wawancara mendalam kepada jurnalis lokal Surabaya. Menggunakan Teori Shoemaker dan Reese, nantinya dapat dilihat adanya tekanan dari pihak internal dan eksternal media hingga agenda peliputan yang memengaruhi seberapa besar keberpihakan kepada publik dan independensi jurnalis lokal Surabaya dalam menjalankan tugasnya meliput berita di masa pandemi.

The current pandemic situation poses more challenges for journalists to be able to convey news to the public with the latest information. Surabaya and East Java during this pandemic have been highly highlighted for the rising cases and the handling of the government. This phenomenon makes the independence of local journalists experience more pressure when covering during the pandemic. This study aims to find out how the experience of local journalists in Surabaya in maintaining independence when reporting during the pandemic. Using a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach in gathering experience of news coverage during a pandemic, where there are many challenges to the independence of journalists. The results of this study came from in-depth interviews with local journalists from Surabaya. Using Shoemaker and Reese's Theory, later it can be seen that there is pressure from internal and external media parties to the reporting agenda which affects how much partiality to the public and the independence of Surabaya local journalists in carrying out their duties covering news during the pandemic.