This research explores the politics of editorship in the Kompas and Republika dailies in covering conflict between Muslims and Christians in Maluku, Indonesia. It is attempting to answer why the two most prominent Indonesian newspapers cover the same event differently. As a Catholic-affiliated newspaper, Kompas defended the Christian interests; and as a Muslim newspaper, Republika defended the Muslim interests. Two approaches are employed here to understand the two newspapers difference in reporting. The first approach is philosophical framework underpinning the theory of interpretation,...