Three frameworks of the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy

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KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

Thousands of Aremania pray together outside Gajayana Stadium, Malang, East Java, Sunday (2/10/2022). They lit candles and prayed for the victims of Kanjuruhan tragedy which caused 134 people deaths.

Hence, if such events occur at night, there are challenges in reporting it, since newspapers typically have narrow deadlines for coverage and printing.

Such was the case for the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy in Malang regency, East Java, on Saturday (1/10/2022). The match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya, which was held at night, was not prioritized to be reported in the newspaper the following day. No one could have known that the match would end in a tragedy that claimed hundreds of lives. The following day, the Sunday edition of the Kompas had not yet reported the tragedy.