The Influence of Welfare on the Professionalism of Journalists

Abstract

This research aims to determine the influence of welfare on the professionalism of journalists in West Nusa Tenggara. This research was conducted using a quantitative correlational method with a questionnaire as the research instrument. The questionnaire used by researchers is a closed questionnaire which is measured using a Likert scale with the dimensions Strongly Agree (SS) with a value of 5, Agree (S) with a value of 4, Neutral (N) with a value of 3, Disagree (TS) with a value of 2, and Strongly Disagree (STS) with a value of 1. Meanwhile, the sampling technique used was random sampling with a type of purposive sampling. After conducting sampling, the researcher determined 45 respondents who answered the questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using correlation and regression analysis of variable X (Welfare) with variable Y (Professionality of Journalists). This research found that there is a significant relationship between welfare and journalist professionalism. The calculated F value is 24.139. At degrees of freedom (df) = N – 2 = 45 – 2 = 43, Ftable is found to be 4.07. So, it can be concluded that Fcount > Ftable (24,139 > 4.07) with a significance value smaller than 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05) means that the independent variable has a significant effect on the dependent variable. Based on these criteria, H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted.