With a focus on three significant media outlets Kompas.com, CNN Indonesia, and TVOne this study attempts to examine media sentiment regarding the Free Nutritious Meals Program (MBG) in Indonesia. Positive, negative, neutral, and mixed sentiment were the four categories into which sentiment was divided using a descriptive qualitative technique with content analysis. The findings indicate that neutral emotion predominates in all three media outlets' news coverage, with more descriptive and educational articles about the program's execution. However, negative sentiment also emerges, particularly in relation to issues of food poisoning and distribution constraints. On the other hand, although it is less common, positive attitude emphasizes the program's success and support. Both praise and criticism of this policy are reflected in the mixed sentiment. These results demonstrate that the media not only contributes to the dissemination of accurate information but also influences public opinion by drawing attention to certain problems. The usefulness of Agenda Setting theory in comprehending how the media decides which issues the public should find essential is also demonstrated by this study. This study's modest sample size just 15 articles from each media source and only three online news media sites were examined may not accurately represent the whole range of MBG coverage in Indonesian media. In order to map the dynamics of sentiment changes towards MBG over time, more study is advised to increase the sample size by incorporating more news sources from other platforms, including social media, and extending the data collection period.
Keywords: News Media; Sentiment; Mbg Program;Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis sentimen pemberitaan media terhadap Program Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) di Indonesia dengan fokus pada tiga media utama: Kompas.com, CNN Indonesia, dan TVOne. Analisis sentimen dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan analisis konten, yang mengklasifikasikan sentimen ke dalam empat kategori: positif, negatif, netral, dan campuran. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sentimen netral mendominasi pemberitaan di ketiga media, dengan artikel yang lebih banyak bersifat informatif dan deskriptif mengenai pelaksanaan program. Namun, sentimen negatif juga muncul, terutama terkait dengan isu keracunan makanan dan kendala distribusi. Sebaliknya, sentimen positif lebih banyak mengangkat keberhasilan dan dukungan terhadap program, meskipun porsinya lebih kecil. Sentimen campuran mencerminkan adanya kritik dan apresiasi yang bersamaan terhadap kebijakan ini. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa media tidak hanya berperan dalam menyampaikan informasi faktual, tetapi juga membentuk opini publik melalui penonjolan isu-isu tertentu. Penelitian ini juga mengungkapkan relevansi teori Agenda Setting dalam memahami bagaimana media menentukan isu mana yang harus dianggap penting oleh publik. Kekurangan penelitian ini meliputi terbatasnya jumlah sampel artikel dan cakupan media yang dianalisis. Oleh karena itu, penelitian selanjutnya disarankan untuk memperluas sampel dan periode waktu serta menggunakan analisis sentimen otomatis untuk meningkatkan akurasi analisis
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