Gender Sensitive Journalism in The Film She Said 2022

Abstract

The media became the mainstream forming stereotypes in a society built with various interests. In 1994 it stated the number of reporters was 8.6% while the number of male reporters was 91.4%. The strong partriaki culture that makes it stereotypical if the reporter profession is only suitable for men. As a result, many news reports are lame and too exposed to news, making human values biased. Without realizing it, society tends to produce and continues to produce the culture of the dominant group. One of these habits makes the issue of women so interesting to be used as an issue of writing or spectacle. Therefore, there is a need for gender-sensitive journalism in the media industry, for example the film She Said which is a product of gender-sensitive journalism. She Said tells the story of an investigation into a case of sexual harassment against women that has taken many victims. This study aims to further examine how gender-sensitive journalism occurs in the film She Said and how gender bias or gender inequality occurs in a work that harms a group or someone. In this study, the author uses the qualitative data research method of the Miles and Huberman model and uses muted group theory (silenced group theory) to answer questions from existing problem formulations. The results of this study show that She Said applies the principle of gender-sensitive journalism, which is to support ideally against marginalized groups or women who are victims of the film. The film also shows a form of media that tries to protect marginalized groups from various pressures caused by dominant groups during the investigation process. And in the investigation process there is a form of respect for things that are considered sensitive by the victim. This film also shows that there needs to be awareness for the media industry to be more idealistic in producing a work, especially matters related to gender.