The Representation of French Products Boycott in the Contradictory Viewpoint of Indonesian People on the Online News Portal

Abstract

The development of mass media news in online portals is increasing, including the issue of French Products Boycotts, which is due to the French President Emmanuel Macron's statement on supporting the publication of the Prophet Muhammad. This study attempts to analyze the representation of the French Products Boycott issue on online news portals, the effect of media bias on the news, and Muhammad's cartoons, and the racism of the crisis of Islamic religion. Macron's remarks sparked criticism around the world. The Indonesian people responded to this statement by boycotting French products. This study aims to reveal the impact of the news in the social context of society. The study is conducted by using the qualitative method. The object of this research is the newspaper article of BBC News Indonesia. The data is collected by documentation study and analyzed using a critical discourse analysis of the Teun A. van Dijk model. The findings show that. 1) Stigma against Islam and Islamophobia in media coverage. 2) The influence of media alliance in the representation of the French products boycott in the mass media. 3) The influence of French secularism viewpoint towards Islamophobia in the news. 4) The impact of the French products boycott and demonstration news in the mass media. This study should contribute to news analysis that contains arguments and perspectives that can provide social networking insight to the community in responding to issues and information in the news from online mass media.