PEMBERITAAN MEDIA ASING MENGENAI HUKUM CAMBUK GAY DI ACEH

Abstract

This study aims to analyze why there are pro and cons of foreign media in the news of the whipping
of gay couples in Aceh. The method used in this research is qualitative method. The subjects of
this research are some sources of news from media. Data collection techniques were conducted
with library research and documentation. The results obtained after conducting library research
and documentation are two issues that make the media pro and cons against the news of this case.
The first is the issue of caning and human right law, and the second is the gay issue of minorities.
Pro-gay and anti-Islam stigma are built on the issue of human right violstions and caning
punishmant that considered other forms of torture in various reports.
Keywords: News, Foreign Media, Caning Law, and Gay.