On May 22, 2014 Indonesian public was shocked by the news of the enactment Suryadharma Ali who is Minister of Religious Affairs at the time by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as suspected corruption related to the organization of the Hajj in 2012-201. The case hit the headlines on all mass media in Indonesia.
Tempo magazine is one of the print media that make corruption involving Suryadharma Ali as the main headline of the magazine titled " Robek Kocek Tamu Tuhan (The Ripped Pocket of Lord Guest") and supported by magazine covers interesting and meaningful. In this study, researchers are interested to reveal the meaning implied in the cover of the magazine Tempo "Robek Kocek Tamu Tuhan" by analyzing the visual elements on a magazine cover which consists of illustrations, text and colors.
This is a qualitative study using Roland Barthes semiotic analysis techniques that will reveal the meaning of denotation, connotation, myth up to the stage of ideology. The result of the study reveals that the visual elements presented in Tempo magazine cover "Robek Kocek Tamu Tuhan" have discrepancies on the meaning of denotation and connotation. Moreover, this study
also finds the myth and ideology of Tempo magazine in figure of Suryadharma Ali featuring an illustration on the cover of the magazine Tempo "Robek Kocek Tamu Tuhan".