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Two sun over one firmament culture: a political-communication analysis on the contestation of Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur over “Indonesian Malay communities”

Dewi, Evie Ariadne Shinta (2017) Two sun over one firmament culture: a political-communication analysis on the contestation of Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur over “Indonesian Malay communities”. In: International Conference on Communication and Media: An International Communication Association Regional Conference (i-COME’16), 18th - 20th September 2016, Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

This paper tries to extent a personal experience on an interesting discussion concerning the communication issues in Medan, North Sumatra. There is the inclination of the North Sumatrans to the news broadcast ed by Kuala Lumpur and Medan’s tends to identify with its cultural similarities. For Jakarta is officially the center of political authority over the 'Indonesian Malay Communities', this dual cultural loyalty creates an imaginary phenomenon: 'Two Suns' in term of authoritative news resources that applies upon 'One Firmament Culture'.This means that there is a divided news orientation among the Indonesian Malay Communities' that put Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur in a tacit contestation.While until today this kind of contestation is still going on, the same features have brought me to the phenomenon of hierarchical communication structure.This vividly seen when we realize how lopsided is in nature the communication relations between the global authorities who have controlled the strategic means of communications as well as their contents with the rest of the world. For, in exception to technological matters, the Kuala Lumpur inclined of 'the Indonesian Malay Communities' in communication practices is based more on cultural aspects than their technical and political necessities words.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: Organized by: Universiti Utara Malaysia Published in SHS Web of Conferences Volume 33 (2017)
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Divisions: School of Multimedia Technology & Communication
Depositing User: Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2017 07:57
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2017 07:57
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20896

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