Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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Mass Media And The Story Of New Prophets A Critical Discourse Analysis Of The Online Media Reports On Individuals Who Claimed Themselves As New Prophets

The issue of religion in Indonesia is considered very important and sacred. When there were individuals claimed themselves to be a prophet, it would always be associated with religious issues instead of psychological or a medical problem. This tendentious perception is encouraged by the reports in the mass media, which never looked at the issue of a new prophet from any other study. Subsequently, this situation has strengthened the stigma to those who actually suffer the illness. This research used Teun van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis methodology to examine the text of stories in the media about people who had delusion to be a prophet and sell tickets to heaven. Research was carried out towards online media. By using the concept of health communication as behavior change interventions, this research analyzed the various texts related to the appearance of people who have stated as a new prophet. The results have shown the unfamiliarity of the mass media about people with psychiatric disorders. This could be seen from the news inter-textuality and the use of language in the media. Rather than explaining it in terms of medical problem, the media were preaching the stories sensationally. If this continues, the impact will be very hard for other sufferers.