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Communication

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

2021

Social Media

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The Role Of Mass Media And Social Media In Developing Awareness Of Self-Care Behavior Against The Outbreak Of Covid-19, Alireza Atarodi, Meisam Dastani, Mohammad Ghorbani, Ahmadreza Atarodi Feb 2021

The Role Of Mass Media And Social Media In Developing Awareness Of Self-Care Behavior Against The Outbreak Of Covid-19, Alireza Atarodi, Meisam Dastani, Mohammad Ghorbani, Ahmadreza Atarodi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: One of the problems that human beings usually face are Crises and the spread of communicable diseases, and they occasionally appear in societies and make many problems with human beings. Human beings need ways to prevent or reduce its possible harms, one of which seems to inform and raise or improve awareness of self-care behaviors against such incidents through mass media and social media. Therefore, this study aimed to survey the role of mass media and social media in developing awareness of self-care behavior against the outbreak of COVID-19.

Methods: In this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study, 500 …


Digital Communication Media: Resources And Distribution Channels On Forest And Land Fires Information In Riau Province Of Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic Period, Gumgum Gumilar, Engkus Kuswarno, Herlina Agustin, Nik Norma Nik Hasan Jan 2021

Digital Communication Media: Resources And Distribution Channels On Forest And Land Fires Information In Riau Province Of Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic Period, Gumgum Gumilar, Engkus Kuswarno, Herlina Agustin, Nik Norma Nik Hasan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The control towards Indonesian forest and land fires in 2020 is deemed more complicated due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Its rapid dissemination encourages the central and regional government officials to focus the Covid-19 risk reduction through some policies, such as health protocol, social activity and large-scale meeting restrictions as well as independent regional quarantine, causing the controlling process towards the fires to be implemented by collaborating a direct method in disaster-vulnerable areas through digital communication media.

The research is purposed to recognize the use of communication technology in controlling Indonesian forest and land fires during the Covid-19 pandemic period, comprising …


Law Student’S Response To The Covid 19 Infodemic On Social Media: An Empirical Study, Jibran Jamsheed Jan 2021

Law Student’S Response To The Covid 19 Infodemic On Social Media: An Empirical Study, Jibran Jamsheed

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Object: The primary aim of this study is to analyze and determine the skills of undergraduate law students regarding the handling of misinformation about COVID 19 on Social Media. It determines the most reliable and most popular social media platforms used by the law students and also highlighted the different methods used by them to separate the grain from the chaff on social media.

Methodology: This quantitative study was conducted using the survey design. A structured questionnaire was distributed among the participants to collect the data. The collected was analyzed while using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences …