Tantangan Jurnalis Perempuan di Era Digital dalam Menyeimbangkan Peran Antara Karier dan Keluarga pada Forum Jurnalis Perempuan Indonesia (FJPI) Sumatera Utara

Abstract

The title of this research paper is "Challenges of Female Journalists in the Digital Age in Balancing Roles Between Career and Family at the North Sumatra's Forum Jurnalis Perempuan Indonesia (FJPI)." This study seeks to determine how female journalists in the digital age face challenges in balancing work and family responsibilities, as well as the solutions they employ. Among the theories and concepts studied are communication, family communication, dual roles, gender and media, women journalist, feminism, and the digital era. In this study, qualitative and descriptive research methods are employed. For data collection, in-depth interviews and observation were utilized. As informants, four people participated in the study. The four informants already possess the necessary qualifications: they are married women journalists with children who are members of the North Sumatra's Forum Jurnalis Perempuan Indonesia (FJPI). In this study, the challenge faced by female journalists in balancing roles between job and family in the digital era is the requirement for rapidity in the media where journalists operate. Furthermore, working on reporting on hoax news and validating the news, which requires more time, is said to be one of the challenges that female journalists face due to the limited amount of time that female journalists can devote to their families when reporting is done on holidays. Female journalists in the contemporary digital era balance duties between career and family through family contact between husband and wife, as well as parents and children. Apart from that, female journalists constantly prioritize what needs to be done.