Indonesian Islamic Populism and Global Framing: A Content Analysis of the 212 Demonstration by the Greatpowers’ News Agencies

Brexit phenomenon and Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election 2016 simultaneously sent a signal of populism movement spreading throughout world. In Indonesia indeed, Jakarta gubernatorial stimulated heat Indonesian political atmosphere after Qur'an blasphemy scandal incumbent Governor ‘Ahok’ that eventually triggered biggest demonstration Islamic history namely 212 Demonstration. This research aims to describe news coverage Demonstration from agencies belong Greatpowers, such as VOA, Sputnik, Xinhua, Deutsche Welle, BBC by using documentation method content analysis. found Greatpowers’ framed an extraordinary event strategy anti-government politicians gain short-term benefit. Surprisingly, there was not any Greatpower's media purely religious movement.