Research Article
The Role of Government Public Relations in Central Sulawesi Province: A Study Case of Information Disclosure on the 2018 Donggala Earthquake, Tsunami and Liquefaction
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302543, author={F K Mangun}, title={The Role of Government Public Relations in Central Sulawesi Province: A Study Case of Information Disclosure on the 2018 Donggala Earthquake, Tsunami and Liquefaction}, 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={disaster communication; government public relations; public information disclosure}, doi={10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302543} }- F K Mangun
Year: 2020
The Role of Government Public Relations in Central Sulawesi Province: A Study Case of Information Disclosure on the 2018 Donggala Earthquake, Tsunami and Liquefaction
ICSSED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302543
Abstract
This study describes the role of government public relations following the 2018 Donggala earthquake and liquefactionin Central Sulawesi Province. The researcher finds out about the role of public relations in Central Sulawesithrough Protocol and Public Relations Bureeau in effective disaster communication to the public. Article 28F of the 1945 State Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia states that every person shall have the right to communicate and to obtain information. Thus, it is mandated by the law for the government to conduct public information disclosure,especiallyin critical condition. Data collected was through interviews and observations with informants.The findings of this study explain that the role of government PR in Central Sulawesi have been conducted in forms ofpress release through the Facebook account page as well as information through relevant WhatsApp groups.Generally, the role of government public relations in Central Sulawesi is relatively reactiveand relies on communication facilitators.