Televisi dan Konstruksi Identitas Nasional

Pitra Narendra (Pusat Kajian Media dan Budaya Populer (PKMBP) dan Pusat Studi Sosial Asia Tenggara (PSSAT), Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Jurnal Komunikasi
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2006): Volume 1 Nomor 1, Oktober 2006

Television is often viewed as necessary for the protection of national identity. This view is based on the notion of television as a powerful agent of acculturation. Moreover, television, with its simultaneous broadcasting, can create a sense of togetherness among its viewer, which is required for the maintenance of a sense of nationalism. However, television is now frequently accused of jeopardizing the national identity of a nation because of the growing tendency of commercialization in the television industry.