| Summary: | This study examines how the media (in this case Koran Merapi) plays a role in
reproducing social class in society. To answer this, the analysis carried out on
newspaper text and newspaper readers of Koran Merapi which are mostly the lower
class. Text analysis is done to see the representation of the lower classes, while the
public analysis is done to see the understanding of Koran Merapi texts readers. The
results of textual analysis showed, both the text and the photos, that the lower classes
are represented as criminal and immoral acts. In the photo, the lower classes are
always represented as 'subject loser' subdued by law enforcement agencies, the
police. They are represented as weak people without hope with a sense of shame for
stealing. Meanwhile, public analysis found that Koran Merapi texts are read by the
lower classes because the texts have relevance and value to the reader
functionality. Koran Merapi become a source of knowledge for the readers, the
knowledge of the past, knowledge of the health, and also 'knowledge of criminal' for
environment supervision, and even the sources of knowledge value.
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