News Framing Analysis Of Rejection Issue Of The Film “Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku” On Republika.co.id

The purpose of this research was to explain the framing of the rejection issue of the film “Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku” on the online news media Republika.co.id. The type of this research is a qualitative research, descriptive approach using a framing analysis method. Based on the research results, it was found that Republika.co.id was more likely to reject the film “Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku”. Among nine news analysed, it was found that seven news framed by Republika.co.id, tended to reject the film and present the news regarding the film from the negative side. On this side, Republika.co.id constructed the news by presenting the reason for the rejection of the film because it was considered to contain LGBT sexual deviation content. Although Republika.co.id tended to frame the news which seemed to reject the film, it also seemed to show the positive side of the film as found in two news which highlighted the response of the producers and directors to the film.