Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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@article{PAROLE86366, author = {Qoni'atuzzahra Soegijarso and Viqi Ardaniah}, title = {Wibu Depictions in Indonesian Online News Portal: A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study}, journal = {PAROLE: Journal of Linguistics and Education}, volume = {16}, number = {2}, year = {2026}, keywords = {Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study; Indonesian online news; Japanese culture; Social actor network; Wibu}, abstract = { The wide popularity of Japanese pop culture in Indonesia has given to the term Wibu, a label for local enthusiasts that often caries negative connotations, including social exclusion. Given the power of mass media to shape public opinion and reinforce stereotypes, this research investigates how Indonesian news portals, especially Kompas.com, Jawapos.com, and Detik.com from the years 2022 to 2025 represent the term Wibu, a label that is frequently referred to describe Japanese pop-culture enthusiasts. However, the label Wibu often carries negative connotations in society. Utilising a Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS) approach and Social Actor Network schemes by van Leeuwen (2008), this research examines how news and media linguistically portray and shape the perception surrounding Wibu and the identity of Wibu. The data analyzed in this research consist of 516 news articles analyzed using AntConc with collocate, concordance tools, and Social Actor Network schemes such as functionalization, appraisement, identification, and instrumentalization. The results show that Wibu is represented negatively across the corpus. Indonesian online news portals are framing Wibu as deviant, abnormal, and excluded in society, prolonging preexisting stereotypes surrounding Wibu and the community. Generally, the research demonstrates that Indonesian online news portals have the advantage of shaping public perceptions and strengthening stereotypes of the term Wibu. }, issn = {23380683}, pages = {46--56} doi = {10.14710/parole.v16i2.46-56}, url = {https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/parole/article/view/86366} }
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The wide popularity of Japanese pop culture in Indonesia has given to the term Wibu, a label for local enthusiasts that often caries negative connotations, including social exclusion. Given the power of mass media to shape public opinion and reinforce stereotypes, this research investigates how Indonesian news portals, especially Kompas.com, Jawapos.com, and Detik.com from the years 2022 to 2025 represent the term Wibu, a label that is frequently referred to describe Japanese pop-culture enthusiasts. However, the label Wibu often carries negative connotations in society. Utilising a Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS) approach and Social Actor Network schemes by van Leeuwen (2008), this research examines how news and media linguistically portray and shape the perception surrounding Wibu and the identity of Wibu. The data analyzed in this research consist of 516 news articles analyzed using AntConc with collocate, concordance tools, and Social Actor Network schemes such as functionalization, appraisement, identification, and instrumentalization. The results show that Wibu is represented negatively across the corpus. Indonesian online news portals are framing Wibu as deviant, abnormal, and excluded in society, prolonging preexisting stereotypes surrounding Wibu and the community. Generally, the research demonstrates that Indonesian online news portals have the advantage of shaping public perceptions and strengthening stereotypes of the term Wibu.
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