Research Article
The Practice Of Virtual Democracy By Government Public Relations On Social Media
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2301692, author={Akhmad Nur Huda and Effy Zalfiana Rusfian}, title={The Practice Of Virtual Democracy By Government Public Relations On Social Media}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference of Science, Engineering and Technology, ICSET 2019, November 23 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSET}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={virtual democracy government public relation social media}, doi={10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2301692} }- Akhmad Nur Huda
Effy Zalfiana Rusfian
Year: 2020
The Practice Of Virtual Democracy By Government Public Relations On Social Media
ICSET
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2301692
Abstract
Virtual democracy is very important in the era of social media as a means of socializing policies and disseminating information. Government PR takes advantage of virtual democracy to bridge communication between government and citizen. This study aims to evaluate the practice of virtual democracy by government public relations on social media which is associated with the public relations task of assisting civil servants in implementing their institutional agenda and fulfilling democratic responsibilities. The analysis was conducted with a quantitative method using a typology of the government's public relations objectives. The results of the study show that government public relations in utilizing social media has carried out its functions as a democratic obligation in serving the community, especially in conducting media relations. Social media is also used as a tool to convey the government's agenda to the public. Different social media are used differently.
