TALK SHOWISU PUBLIK DI TELEVISI DAN DINAMIKA DEMOKRASI

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Udi Rusadi

Abstract

This article describes the audience responses to the role of television talk show participants and their
implications for the dynamics of democracy. The article is written based on a audience survey to the
talk  show  Apa  khabar  Indonesia Malam in  TVone.  Survey  is  conducted in the city  of  Banjarmasin,
South Kalimantan. The research findings show, guestoften emphaisizing self-interest and group and
often  to  give  emotional  statement.  Host  has  demonstrated  its  role  as  a  moderator  as  well  as
provocateur, trying to dig up and dvelop the conflict as a commodity of media content. Under these
conditions confirmed the view that the public sphere as a pillar of democratic played hard by mass
media.

 

 

Artikel  ini  menggambarkan  tanggapan  khalayak  terhadap   peran  partisipan  talk  show  televisi  dan
implikasinya terhadap dinamika demokrasi. Tulisan didasarkan pada hasil survey tanggapan penonton
terhadap  talk  show Apa  khabar  Indonesia  Malam  di  TVone.  Lokasi  survey di  wilayah  kota
Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan. Temuan penelitian  menunjukkan, nara sumber  talk showdirespon
penonton  sering  menonjolkan  kepentingan  diri  dan  kelompoknya  serta  pernyataannya  sering
emosional.  Host telah  menunjukkan  peranannya  sebagai  moderator  sekaligus  provokator,  berusaha
menggali  konflik  sebagai  komoditas  isi  media.  Kondisi  tersebut  mengukuhkan  pandangan  bahwa
public spheresebagai pilar demokrasi sulit diperankan media massa.

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