Abstract
This article investigates representations of individuals with disabilities in Indonesian news media by drawing on corpus-assisted discourse study, social actor analysis, and news models of disability. The data comprises news articles which refer to disability published on popular Indonesian online news platforms over a ten-year period (2011–2020). The findings reveal prevalent portrayals of disabled people as passive beneficiaries and objects of representation, which implies a tendency to diminish their active involvement in society, supporting the social pathology model of disability. The progressive models, including the civil rights and consumer models, which highlight the active participation of disabled people, are limited. The article concludes by emphasising the need for a more balanced portrayal of disabled individuals by incorporating more news articles that underscore their agency. It also recommends the integration of diverse viewpoints from individuals with disabilities to attain a more comprehensive understanding of their challenges and perspectives.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 548-569 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Media Asia |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- Corpus-assisted discourse studies
- Indonesia
- disability studies
- inclusive society
- language and media
- social actors
