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JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Abstract

Javanese female journalists in Surakarta navigate the simultaneous pressures of professional journalism and deeply internalised Javanese cultural values such as nrimo (acceptance of one’s circumstances), andhap asor (humble and deferential conduct), and tepa selira (attentiveness to the feeling of others). These values shape their everyday conduct in the newsroom yet often remain unacknowledged in existing literature. Combining Intersectionality Theory, Face-Negotiation Theory (Ting-Toomey), and Self Theory (Rogers) as complementary frameworks, this qualitative study adopts a constructivist paradigm and employ phenomenological method to explore how female journalists make sense of the intersection between gender norms and local cultural values. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and newsroom observation. The findings reveal four themes: the internalisation of Javanese values shapes professional conduct; dual identities as women and journalists are experienced differently depending on marital status and domestic responsibilities; identity negotiation strategies emerge from structural position rather than individual character; and responses to verbal sexual harassment reflect the interplay of cultural values, hierarchical position, and situational context. This study demonstrates that, even within a single cultural setting, differing structural positions generate diverse experiences that cannot be generalised across individuals.

Keywords: Javanese female journalists, intersectionality, Javanese culture, newsroom, phenomenology

Bahasa Abstract

Jurnalis perempuan Jawa di Surakarta menghidupi tekanan ganda antara tuntutan profesional jurnalisme dan nilai-nilai budaya Jawa yang telah terinternalisasi secara mendalam, seperti nrimo, andhap asor, dan tepa selira, yang membentuk cara mereka bersikap sehari-hari di ruang redaksi namun belum banyak diakui dalam literatur yang ada. Menggunakan teori interseksionalitas (Crenshaw, 1991; Collins et al., 2021), Face-Negotiation Theory (Ting-Toomey), dan Self Theory (Rogers) sebagai kerangka yang saling melengkapi, penelitian kualitatif ini menggunakan paradigma konstruktivis dan metode fenomenologi Kruger (1988) untuk mengeksplorasi bagaimana tiga jurnalis perempuan Jawa di Media X Surakarta memaknai persilangan antara norma gender dan nilai-nilai budaya lokal. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara semi-terstruktur mendalam dan observasi di ruang redaksi. Temuan mengungkap empat tema: internalisasi nilai budaya Jawa membentuk perilaku profesional; identitas ganda sebagai perempuan Jawa sekaligus jurnalis dihidupi secara berbeda bergantung pada status pernikahan dan tanggung jawab domestik; strategi negosiasi identitas lahir dari posisi struktural bukan dari karakter individual; dan respons terhadap pelecehan seksual verbal mencerminkan perpaduan antara nilai budaya, posisi hierarkis, dan konteks situasional. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam satu konteks budaya yang sama, perbedaan posisi struktural menghasilkan pengalaman yang khas dan tidak dapat digeneralisasikan antar individu.

Kata Kunci: jurnalis perempuan Jawa; interseksionalitas; budaya Jawa; ruang redaksi; fenomenologi

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