Analisis Sentimen pada Komentar Video YouTube KOMPASTV Terhadap Aksi Mahasiswa Menolak Pemangkasan Anggaran Pendidikan

Abstract

This research analyzes YouTube comment sentiment on KOMPASTV videos about student protests against education budget cuts. Using a mixed methods approach that integrates lexicon-based analysis with qualitative contextual analysis, 254 comments were categorized as positive, negative, or neutral. Results show 44.49% positive comments, 14.96% negative, and 40.55% neutral. WordCloud visualization reveals the dominance of terms "demo," "student," and "education." Contextual analysis found many neutral comments contain implicit support for student activism. This research confirms social media's role as a barometer of public sentiment toward educational policies and student movements in Indonesia.