Research Article
E-Communication During Covid-19 Outbreak: A Study Of Social Media As A Public Sphere In Jakarta
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302439, author={Luky Fitriani and Pawito Pawito and Prahastiwi Utari}, title={E-Communication During Covid-19 Outbreak: A Study Of Social Media As A Public Sphere In Jakarta}, proceedings={The Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Social Science and Education, ICSSED 2020, August 4-5 2020, Yogyakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSSED}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={covid-19 social media public sphere the outbreak e-communication}, doi={10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302439} }- Luky Fitriani
Pawito Pawito
Prahastiwi Utari
Year: 2020
E-Communication During Covid-19 Outbreak: A Study Of Social Media As A Public Sphere In Jakarta
ICSSED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302439
Abstract
Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, the Republic of China has become a major concern in the world. Besides the massive spreading information around many countries, including Indonesia, the information related to COVID-19 has also become an important issue both for the individual and also social media users. Social media has an important role in spreading the information and its associated analyses; as in January 2020, a CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio reported the COVID-19 case on his Twitter. The report became a big hit since many mainstream media and social media users around the world discussed it. In this respect Jürgen Habermas defines the public sphere as a discussion platform which allows individuals to express their opinions in public without interference. A qualitative approach is used in this research by taking the advantage of interviews as a data collection tool. It also captures that Instagram is the most frequently used by public of Jakarta to get information related to COVID-19. Meanwhile, Whatsapp is used to discuss and exchange information among them during outbreak. And the most frequently topic to be discussed are the number of COVID-19 case update and its wide-spreading.