Media Studies and Politics in Indonesia: a Systematic Literature Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22487/j.sochum.v10i1.3090Keywords:
Systematic literature review, Media studies, Politics, IndonesiaAbstract
This study aims to systematically map the themes, trends, and gaps in media and political studies in Indonesia between 2020 and 2025. The method used was a systematic literature review (SLR) guided by the PRISMA framework. The dataset was collected through the Scopus/ScienceDirect database using specific keywords. The initial data collection yielded 98 entries. After screening and eligibility assessment, the clean data yielded 32 entries. The dataset was analysed using the bibliometrix tool in RStudio. The analysis showed that the phrase "palm oil" was the most dominant keyword, followed by "public health" and "social media." This finding indicates a cross-sectoral dimension in media-political studies. The trend analysis revealed three thematic phases: the dominance of the pandemic and news media issues (2020), a shift to public health, the environment, and religion (2021-2023), and the strengthening of social media, child marriage, and sentiment analysis (2025). The co-occurrence network revealed three main clusters: media and digital studies, empirical research and public data, and global policy and trade. We also found that there is a significant gap between the academic agenda and actual political dynamics.
References
Abid, A., Roy, S. K., Lees-Marshment, J., Dey, B. L., Muhammad, S. S., & Kumar, S. (2025). Political social media marketing: a systematic literature review and agenda for future research. Electronic Commerce Research, 25(2), 741–776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-022-09636-7
Adiputra, W. M., Irawanto, B., & Kurnia, N. (2023). Arena Komunikasi Politik di Indonesia: Bagaimana Masyarakat Sipil Menggunakan Media Baru sebagai Komunikasi Politik. Jurnal Komunikasi, 17(2), 225–242. https://doi.org/10.20885/komunikasi.vol17.iss2.art6
Adityawan, J., Reyhan, I. E., & Christianto, A. (2025). Konstruksi Realitas Politik dalam Media Sosial: Studi Perilaku Pemilih di Era Informasi. AKADEMIK: Jurnal Mahasiswa Humanis, 5(3), 1220–1227. https://doi.org/10.37481/jmh.v5i3.1472
Afzal, A., Khan, S., Daud, S., Ahmad, Z., & Butt, A. (2023). Addressing the Digital Divide: Access and Use of Technology in Education. Journal of Social Sciences Review, 3(2), 883–895. https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v3i2.326
Albarran, A. B. (2023). The Media Economy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003392293
Angus, I. H. (2025). Crisis, as a Concept in Phenomenology. In Encyclopedia of Phenomenology (pp. 1–7). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47253-5_465-1
Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). bibliometrix : An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), 959–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007
Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2026). Science Mapping Analysis: A Primer with Biblioshiny. McGraw-Hill.
Arianto, B. (2020). Salah Kaprah Ihwal Buzzer: Analisis Percakapan Warganet di Media Sosial. JIIP: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pemerintahan, 5(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.14710/jiip.v5i1.7287
Ausat, A. M. A. (2023). The Role of Social Media in Shaping Public Opinion and Its Influence on Economic Decisions. Technology and Society Perspectives (TACIT), 1(1), 35–44. https://doi.org/10.61100/tacit.v1i1.37
Azmi, A. I., & Satria, P. (2022). Menjamin Kebebasan Individu Pasca Pandemi: Trust Government Framework untuk Membangun Kepercayaan Publik. Brawijaya Journal of Social Science, 2(01). https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.bjss.2022.002.01.4
Azzimonti, M., & Fernandes, M. (2023). Social media networks, fake news, and polarization. European Journal of Political Economy, 76, 102256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2022.102256
Borchers, N. S. (2025). How social media influencers support political parties in achieving campaign objectives, according to political communicators in Germany. Public Relations Review, 51(1), 102532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102532
Bustami, B., & Sazali, H. (2025). Social Media Regulation in the Post-Truth Era: Analysis of Dezinformation Handling Policies in Indonesia. Al Qalam: Jurnal Ilmiah Keagamaan Dan Kemasyarakatan, 19(4), 2119. https://doi.org/10.35931/aq.v19i4.5246
Cahyana, L. (2022). KONGLOMERASI MEDIA MEMPERKUAT HEGEMONI PENGUASA DAN OLIGARKI PADA ERA NEW MEDIA. AT-TAWASUL, 2(1), 20–28. https://doi.org/10.51192/ja.v2i1.352
Evanalia, S. (2022). Peran Jurnalisme Media Sosial dalam Mewujudkan Demokrasi Indonesia di Era Post Truth. Jurnal Adhyasta Pemilu, 5(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.55108/jap.v5i1.86
Farida, F., Rasda, D., & Mutmainna, M. (2023). Implikasi Media Sosial Dalam Tahapan Kampanye Pemilu Serentak Tahun 2024. Vifada Assumption Journal of Law, 1(2), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.70184/gmt7gs45
Fuchs, C. (2021). Digital Capitalism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003222149
Gandy, O. H. . (2021). The panoptic sort : a political economy of personal information. Oxford University Press.
Heryadi, H. (2025). ANALISIS ISU KEBERLANJUTAN DALAM PEMBERITAAN MINYAK SAWIT DI INDONESIA. EDUTECH, 24(1), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.17509/e.v24i1.80459
Holroyd, C. (2022). Technological innovation and building a ‘super smart’ society: Japan’s vision of society 5.0. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 15(1), 18–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2020.1749340
Hutchins, E. (2022). A Parallel Infodemic: Multifaceted Approaches to Online Public Health Mis- and Disinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hastings Law Journal, 73(5), 1539–1562.
Jensen, K. Bruhn. (2022). Media convergence : the three degrees of network, mass, and interpersonal communication. Routledge.
Khumairoh, U. (2021). Dampak Konglomerasi Media Terhadap Industri Media Massa dan Demokrasi Ekonomi Politik di Era Konvergensi Media. Muqoddima Jurnal Pemikiran Dan Riset Sosiologi, 2(1), 63–78. https://doi.org/10.47776/MJPRS.002.01.05
Kirk, J., Nyberg, D., & Wright, C. (2023). Divided yet united: Balancing convergence and divergence in environmental movement mobilization. Environmental Politics, 32(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2021.1981082
Kremer, M., Willis, J., & You, Y. (2022). Converging to Convergence. NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 36, 337–412. https://doi.org/10.1086/718672
Kusmanto, H., Ekayanta, F. B., & Bahri, S. (2022). Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 terhadap Demokratisasi dan Desentralisasi di Indonesia. Langgas: Jurnal Studi Pembangunan, 1(1), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.32734/ljsp.v1i1.8269
Kusumawardani, V., & Cahyanto, B. (2023). Fenomena Buzzer dan Hoax Pada Sosial Media dalam Menentukan Pilihan Politik Bagi Gen-Z pada Pilpres 2024 dalam Perspekstif Agenda Setting. PROMEDIA (PUBLIC RELATION DAN MEDIA KOMUNIKASI), 9(2). https://doi.org/10.52447/promedia.v9i2.7182
Linnenluecke, M. K., Marrone, M., & Singh, A. K. (2020). Conducting systematic literature reviews and bibliometric analyses. Australian Journal of Management, 45(2), 175–194. https://doi.org/10.1177/0312896219877678
Mach, K. J., Salas Reyes, R., Pentz, B., Taylor, J., Costa, C. A., Cruz, S. G., Thomas, K. E., Arnott, J. C., Donald, R., Jagannathan, K., Kirchhoff, C. J., Rosella, L. C., & Klenk, N. (2021). News media coverage of COVID-19 public health and policy information. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8(1), 220. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00900-z
Manuputty, C. R., Hanita, M., & Ritonga, R. (2025). Fenomena Bias Politik Media Sosial dalam Polarisasi selama Pemiliham Umum Presiden 2024. Warta ISKI, 8(1), 206–221. https://doi.org/10.25008/wartaiski.v8i1.371
Martahadi, F., & Alfalah, S. (2025). Relasi Kuasa dan Emosi Politik di Media Sosial: Sintesis Psikologi Sosial dan Kajian Wacana. PERSEPTIF: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Dan Humaniora, 3(2), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.70716/perseptif.v3i2.439
Melki, J., Tamim, H., Hadid, D., Farhat, S., Makki, M., Ghandour, L., & Hitti, E. (2022). Media Exposure and Health Behavior during Pandemics: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Knowledge and Fear on Compliance with COVID-19 Prevention Measures. Health Communication, 37(5), 586–596. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1858564
Mellado, C., Hallin, D., Cárcamo, L., Alfaro, R., Jackson, D., Humanes, M. L., Márquez-Ramírez, M., Mick, J., Mothes, C., I-Hsuan LIN, C., Lee, M., Alfaro, A., Isbej, J., & Ramos, A. (2021). Sourcing Pandemic News: A Cross-National Computational Analysis of Mainstream Media Coverage of COVID-19 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Digital Journalism, 9(9), 1261–1285. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.1942114
Mohamed Shaffril, H. A., Samsuddin, S. F., & Abu Samah, A. (2021). The ABC of systematic literature review: the basic methodological guidance for beginners. Quality & Quantity, 55(4), 1319–1346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-020-01059-6
Nababan, A. M., Namotemo, D. D., & Ferdinandus, D. (2024). Peran Media Sosial Tiktok dalam Membentuk Opini Publik Tentang Calon Presiden pada Pemilu 2024. ULIL ALBAB : Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin, 3(6), 31–41. https://doi.org/10.56799/jim.v3i6.3374
Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., McDonald, S., … Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, n71. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n71
Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., & Moher, D. (2021). Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 134, 103–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.02.003
Pangidoan, J. R., Kusumawindarti, N., & Windyaningrum, R. (2024). Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Media Daring tentang Citra Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam Hasil Gugatan Batasan Usia Capres-Cawapres. ArtComm : Jurnal Komunikasi Dan Desain, 7(1), 23–36. https://doi.org/10.37278/artcomm.v7i1.784
Parkinson, S. E. (2024). Unreported Realities: The Political Economy of Media-Sourced Data. American Political Science Review, 118(3), 1527–1532. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423001181
Paul, J., Lim, W. M., O’Cass, A., Hao, A. W., & Bresciani, S. (2021). Scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature reviews (SPAR‐4‐SLR). International Journal of Consumer Studies, 45(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12695
Prisilia, O., Andita, N., Zikri, F. D., & Muchith, C. (2025). Konstruksi Identitas Politik Melalui Representasi Media Digital. Jurnal Penelitian Multidisiplin Bangsa, 2(7), 1296–1302. https://doi.org/10.59837/jpnmb.v2i7.681
Quach, S., Thaichon, P., Martin, K. D., Weaven, S., & Palmatier, R. W. (2022). Digital technologies: tensions in privacy and data. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 50(6), 1299–1323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-022-00845-y
Sarkis-Onofre, R., Catalá-López, F., Aromataris, E., & Lockwood, C. (2021). How to properly use the PRISMA Statement. Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01671-z
Setiawan, A. P., Alby, J. D. A. H., & Azhar, S. R. A. (2024). Mitigasi Ekosistem Politik Destruktif: Upaya Generasi Muda dalam Mengatasi Polarisasi Politik Berbasis Media Digital. Indonesian Journal of Political Studies (IJPS), 4(2), 117–132. https://doi.org/10.15642/ijps.2024.4.2.117-132
Simangunsong, B. A., & Shenna. (2024). Bentuk Perlawanan terhadap Pembungkaman Kebebasan Berekspresi pada Akun Instagram @gejayanmemanggil. Jurnal ILMU KOMUNIKASI, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.24002/jik.v21i2.7620
Sisca, S. T., & Tri Lestari, K. (2025). Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Kasus Korupsi Dalam Pemberian Fasilitas Crude Palm Oil (CPO). Jurnal Ilmiah Manunggal : Ilmu Sosial, Budaya, Politik, Komunikasi, 10(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.55719/manunggal.v10i1.1926
Soegiarto, A. C. (2025). Implementasi Hukum Terhadap Buzzer Politik yang Menimbulkan Kerusuhan di Masyarakat Berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 2024. Lex Prospicit, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.19166/lp.v3i1.9112
Sohrabi, C., Franchi, T., Mathew, G., Kerwan, A., Nicola, M., Griffin, M., Agha, M., & Agha, R. (2021). PRISMA 2020 statement: What’s new and the importance of reporting guidelines. International Journal of Surgery, 88, 105918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.105918
Srikandi, M. B. (2025). KOMUNIKASI POLITIK DAN POLARISASI PUBLIK: STUDI LITERATUR DARI PERSPEKTIF MEDIA MASSA. GOVERNANCE: Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Politik Lokal Dan Pembangunan, 11(2), 189–196. https://doi.org/10.56015/gjikplp.v11i2.351
Sukma, E. A., Hidayanto, A. N., Pandesenda, A. I., Yahya, A. N., Widharto, P., & Rahardja, U. (2020). Sentiment Analysis of the New Indonesian Government Policy (Omnibus Law) on Social Media Twitter. 2020 International Conference on Informatics, Multimedia, Cyber and Information System (ICIMCIS), 153–158. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMCIS51567.2020.9354287
Suntra Yanti, Ilham Hudi, Tary Asmawati, Amelia Putri, Widya Pira Astuti, Rahmi Hilatul Hayat, M. Zikri Aryandi, & Zulpardi. (2024). ANALISIS PERAN DAN PENGARUH MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP PEMILU 2024. Kybernology Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan Dan Administrasi Publik, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.71128/kybernology.v2i1.50
Susanti, D., & Muliawanti, L. (2022). Social Media Movement and Covid-19 Prevention in Indonesia. Jurnal Komunikasi, 14(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.24912/jk.v14i1.13196
Sutan, A. J., Nurmandi, A., Mutiarin, D., & Salahudin, S. (2021). Using Social Media as Tools of Social Movement and Social Protest in Omnibus Law of Job Creation Bill Policy-Making Process in Indonesia (pp. 261–274). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71782-7_24
Suuronen, A., Reinikainen, H., Borchers, N. S., & Strandberg, K. (2022). When Social Media Influencers Go Political: An Exploratory Analysis on the Emergence of Political Topics Among Finnish Influencers. Javnost - The Public, 29(3), 301–317. https://doi.org/10.1080/13183222.2021.1983367
Syadila, A. V., Quinna, M. S., & Aminulloh, A. (2025). Industri Buzzer dan Polarisasi Politik di Era Digital: Perspektif Ekonomi Politik Media. Tuturlogi, 6(1), 28–38. https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.tuturlogi.2025.006.01.3
Syah, H., & Witanti, A. (2022). ANALISIS SENTIMEN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP VAKSINASI COVID-19 PADA MEDIA SOSIAL TWITTER MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE (SVM). Jurnal Sistem Informasi Dan Informatika (Simika), 5(1), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.47080/simika.v5i1.1411
Tariah, D., Sonni, A. F., Ismail, A., & Wahyuddin, W. (2025). Analisis Netnografi atas Diskursus Publik Terkait Skandal Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam Video ‘Bocor Alus Politik’ di YouTube. Sospol, 11(1), 100–119. https://doi.org/10.22219/jurnalsospol.v11i1.37515
Tolstov, I. V., & Shapoval, V. M. (2025). Person of Mass Information Consumption as a Phenomenon of Post-Information Society. Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research, (27), 66–75. https://doi.org/10.15802/ampr.v0i27.333992
Törnberg, P. (2022). How digital media drive affective polarization through partisan sorting. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(42). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2207159119
Welan, A. E., & Kampas, E. (2025). Tantangan Ideologi Pancasila Di Era Media Sosial: Analisis Pengaruh Polarisasi Digital terhadap Persatuan Bangsa. Jurnal Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan Dan Politik, 3(2), 146–157. https://doi.org/10.61476/7mxyw976
Wibowo, A., Wahyudi, W., & Utari, D. R. (2022). Media Sosial Sebagai Solusi Pemasaran Umkm Yang Adaptif Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19. Jurnal PkM Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, 4(6), 558. https://doi.org/10.30998/jurnalpkm.v4i6.8148
Wiguna, R. A. raffaidy, & Rifai, A. I. (2021). Analisis Text Clustering Masyarakat Di Twitter Mengenai Omnibus Law Menggunakan Orange Data Mining. Journal of Information Systems and Informatics, 3(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.33557/journalisi.v3i1.78
Wolbers, J., Kuipers, S., & Boin, A. (2021). A systematic review of 20 years of crisis and disaster research: Trends and progress. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 12(4), 374–392. https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12244
Yuliana, A., Tuasalamony, A. A., Al Fath, Parhusip, A. D., Febriani, A., & Bakhtiar, H. S. (2024). ANALISIS TINGKAT KEPERCAYAAN PUBLIK TERHADAP MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI PASCA PUTUSAN NOMOR 90/PUU-XXI/2023. Jurnal Hukum Statuta, 3(2), 74–91. https://doi.org/10.35586/jhs.v3i2.9095
Additional Files
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Gemilang Bayu Ragil Saputra, Nurliana, Dyah Fitria Kartika Sari, Kudratullah
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
