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Should It be Left Extinct or Saved? A Case Study on the Existence of Sukapura Batik, Indonesia

Journal of Law and Sustainable Development, Jan 26, 2024

Jurnal Aspikom, Jul 29, 2022

Indonesia-Malaysia is two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. The geographical proximity mak... more Indonesia-Malaysia is two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. The geographical proximity makes the two countries have a lot in common. However, this similarity does not guarantee that the two countries can coexist harmoniously. One of the problems in the relationship between the two countries is border-related issues, such as illegal fishing in the border area. This issue has been widely covered by the Indonesian mass media, including Metro TV and TVRI. This paper tries to see how Metro TV and TVRI reported the arrest of a Malaysian fishing boat near the border. This study uses a semiotic social visual analysis as a research method and the main theory of social reconstruction of reality. The research findings show Metro TV interprets this incident as illegal fishing and sovereignty violations. Meanwhile, TVRI interpreted this incident as illegal fishing and the achievements of the Indonesian marine police.

Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Feb 26, 2024

Abstrak. Perkataan Melayu seringkali dirujuk kepada kawasan Kepulauan Melayu yang luas merangkumi... more Abstrak. Perkataan Melayu seringkali dirujuk kepada kawasan Kepulauan Melayu yang luas merangkumi Kepulauan di Asia Tenggara. Namun, takrifan yang tepat mengenai orang Melayu sering menjadi perdebatan hingga menimbulkan kekeliruan asal usulnya. Kajian ini menghujahkan bahawa identiti orang Melayu boleh dikenalpasti melalui bahasa, budaya dan ekonominya. Artikel ini juga bukan bertujuan membuktikan siapakah Melayu sebenar atau asal usul Melayu. Ia bertujuan untuk ekplorasi naratif orang Melayu di Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara tentang representasi identiti mereka sebagai Melayu. Juga pandangan mereka terhadap orang Melayu di luar kumpulan mereka termasuk Melayu dari Malaysia. Kaedah diskusi kumpulan fokus dengan lapan orang responden dijalankan dengan berpandukan Teori Identiti Sosial untuk mencapai objektif kajian. Hasil kajian mendapati orang Melayu di Sumatera Utara mempresentasikan diri mereka sebagai Melayu mengikut daerah tempat tinggal, mengidentifikasikan diri mereka berdasarkan bahasa dan membuat perbandingan dengan Melayu di Malaysia dari segi adat resam, hubungan Kesultanan Deli, sejarah penjajahan, ekonomi dan penggunaan bahasa Melayu seharian. Dari tema perbandingan ini, tiga yang pertama iaitu adat resam, hubungan kesultanan Deli dan sejarah penjajahan mempunyai persamaan dengan orang Melayu di Malaysia. Manakala, aspek ekonomi dan bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa pengantar seharian adalah berbeza. Sungguhpun terdapat persamaan antara Melayu Sumatera Utara dan Melayu di Malaysia, majoriti responden tidak menganggap Melayu di Malaysia sebagai in-group atau boleh disamakan seperti mereka. Dalam masa yang sama responden juga tidak mempunyai stereotaip (out-group) terhadap Melayu di Malaysia. Hal ini agak bertentangan dengan premis Teori Sosial Identiti yang menekankan bahawa kumpulan masyarakat akan memilih sama ada menerima atau menolak kumpulan masyarakat yang lain berdasarkan persamaan atau perbezaan yang mereka miliki. Bagaimanapun, responden kajian ini tidak memilih kedua-duanya.

PARKS

Human-wildlife conflict is one of the biggest challenges facing conservation in Thailand and thro... more Human-wildlife conflict is one of the biggest challenges facing conservation in Thailand and throughout the world. This study investigates human-wildlife conflicts in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, and their impact on local support for park conservation. Semi-structured interviews were employed, and data was analysed using narrative analysis. Economic losses due to wildlife crop depredation were identified as the main cause of human-wildlife conflict, leading to less support from local people for conservation activities. However, it was also found that human activities are the root cause for wildlife disturbance. The respondents underlined that humans first trespassed on the lands of wildlife, negatively affecting their needs. Therefore, the potential for severe human-wildlife conflict greatly depends on human activities. This study suggests that planting vegetation at the park boundary to provide more sustenance to wild animals and to prevent them from coming out of the forest is critical for long-term success regarding wildlife conservation and human livelihoods.

International journal of Islamic thought, Dec 1, 2022

Islamic environmental reporting is getting its toll worldwide including in Malaysia. News on Isla... more Islamic environmental reporting is getting its toll worldwide including in Malaysia. News on Islamic environmental research on environmental journalism and news sources in Malaysia exist but the role of news sources on Islamic environmental news are largely unknown. Therefore, this study examines the roles of news sources and journalists in Islamic environmental news coverage in Malaysia, a country with an Islamic-oriented news media. By analysing the content of news articles and interviewing journalists at two mainstream Malaysian newspapers (Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian), this study found that news sourcing judgements at Utusan Malaysia compromised western and Islamic news values of public interest by preferring sources with knowledge on environmental issues rather than sources with Islamic knowledge; while Berita Harian cited more sources related to Islam. Arguably, preference for sources with Islamic knowledge in reporting Islamic environmental news serves readers' interest best and will guarantee audience rights and interests.

The Batek Negrito is one of the Orang Asli groups who primarily inhabit the rainforest in Peninsu... more The Batek Negrito is one of the Orang Asli groups who primarily inhabit the rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia. This paper attempts to discuss the unique relationship of the Batek with the forest, their daily sustainability practices and their perceptions of development. Arguing that the forest is their native lands, this study also focuses on the impacts of the national park on livelihoods of the aborigines. The data were collected from in-depth interviews with Batek respondents and participant observations at one of the Orang Asli settlements, Kampung Dedari. The findings reveal that the livings of the Batek people were highly inseparably linked to the forest; the forest is their true home with great dependence on the forest resources which they also claimed as their ‘supermarket’. Not just important for food subsistence, it has been found that the forest also shapes their customs, traditions, and beliefs about the spirits of the nature. They also regard themselves as the ‘wildlife...

Framework of Assessing Local Press Performance

Review of International Geographical Education Online, Aug 21, 2021

Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

Uses and Gratification Theory guides this research to explore how journalists in Zamfara, Nigeria... more Uses and Gratification Theory guides this research to explore how journalists in Zamfara, Nigeria use WhatsApp to disseminate COVID-19 information to public. Despite some evidence from previous studies indicating that WhatsApp played a major role as a tool for communicating on health crises in African nations, such research in Nigeria is still quite scant. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore (i) why journalists use WhatsApp to disseminate information about COVID-19; (ii) how did journalists use it and (iii) how does WhatsApp help them in achieving their job satisfaction. 21 journalists with more than six years working experiences in communicating health issues were purposively selected for this study Findings revealed that journalists use WhatsApp because they are familiar with the apps, it is simple to use, and it is more effective than other social networking sites. They also disseminate COVID-19 news through WhatsApp groups and use hypertext to reach bigger audienc...

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)

The emergence of social media platforms has overturned traditional modes of interpersonal communi... more The emergence of social media platforms has overturned traditional modes of interpersonal communication, access to information and personal lifestyles, challenging traditional concepts of interpersonal communication and social communication. It has had a significant impact on the thinking and behaviour of older people, as well as promoting the creation of new modes of social communication and social interaction. Although older people are not the mainstream social media users, with the advent of an ageing society, social media has penetrated the older population, and the rate of social media use among older people has increased significantly especially in China. WeChat, as one of the most commonly used social media, has become the leading choice for people to communicate with each other online. The emergence of WeChat has brought together traditional communication and new Internet technologies. This paper takes WeChat as an object of study and examines the motivation of older people ...

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)

Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai d... more Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai dalam kalangan pengikut selebriti mahupun duta sesuatu kempen mengenainya. Kajian ini dijalankan secara analisis kandungan terhadap kicau serta kicau semula yang dibuat oleh Maya Karin di Twitter dari Januari hingga 31 Julau 2019 mengenai kesedaran penjagaan sungai. Faktor-faktor kajian ini dijalankan untuk menganalisis pendekatan Maya Karin menggunakan Twitter bagi menyampaikan kesedaran penjagaan sungai, mengkaji corak kicau semula (retweet) oleh Maya Karin dan menganalisis frekuensi komen, kicau semula serta kesukaan pengikut Maya Karin tentang penjagaan sungai. Kajian ini telah membuktikan bahawa penggunaan Twitter yang efektif mampu memberi kesan dan kesedaran terhadap isu penjagaan sungai khususnya dalam kalangan pengikut. Selain itu, penggunaan Teori Komunikasi Dialogik telah membuktikan penggunaan Twitter adalah medium komunikasi interpersonal yang berkesan serta mendatangkan keun...

The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is ver... more The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is very crucial in the context of its role and function as an instrument in building citizen literacy. However, in cases where the local news media is relatively highly dependent on local government, many critical issues arise. Essentially, the relationship is symbiotic, but in reality, local news media is more dependent on local government. The local government almost functions as the backbone of local news media through its multiple roles; as the source of information, the source of income, and the main market for local media. Through a case study, this article describes this relationship from the perspective of local news media and the point of view of local government, its manifestation in reporting, and the critical issues that must be considered. The research object was 4 local newspapers in West Sumatra Province, one of 34 provinces in Indonesia. The research data were obtained through ...

We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory ... more We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory of Multimodality to explore how discourses on risks from Lynas rare earth project in Malaysia are represented by Malaysian online newspapers. Evidence suggests that re-contextualizing voices in environmental reporting and framing reflect changes in relationship between stakeholders in Malaysia. There is also evidence of neglect of the plights of affected people and communities in environmental reporting in Malaysia’s mainstream print media. However, there is a dearth of evidence on how discourses by social actors on risks, especially on emerging technologies like rare earth in Malaysia are represented in Malaysian online newspapers. Yet the Malaysian online audience are active and enormous. In addition, Lynas’ rare earth project in Malaysia generated controversial discourses on the Internet, but not much is known about how these discourses were represented. Meanwhile, the Lynas plant in ...

JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in declining global economy in many sectors, including the man... more The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in declining global economy in many sectors, including the manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE), as a result of factory lockdowns, restriction of movement and social distancing. At the peak of infection, the demand of PPE superseded the supply causing an alarming crisis capacity. Contingency plans to ensure continuous PPE availability at hospitals or clinical centres were critical to safeguard health care workers and the front-line personnel. Best practice guidelines from the Ministry of Health were followed and adjusted to local setting to optimise the use of PPE. Many contributions were made by the citizens to overcome this pandemic, and this section discusses the responses from other organizations and communities. Reachout programmes to the community, corporate and non-governmental organisations were part of the strategy to overcome the critical PPE supply. Promotional flyers to attract donation, resources and man power for "do-it-yourself" PPE projects were some of the initiatives taken at our institute. This article highlights the challenges and solutions to PPE shortages, including corporate and community's rapid and enormous response at the age of COVID-19 pandemic experienced at the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute,

Digital Communication Media: Resources and Distribution Channels on Forest and Land Fires Information in Riau Province of Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic Period

Library Philosophy and Practice, 2021

The control towards Indonesian forest and land fires in 2020 is deemed more complicated due to th... more 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 of qualitative research using data collection through interviews, observation, literature study, and online data searching. It results the significance of digital communication media for information resources as well as the channel of the fires’ information dissemination for internal task force and externals used by The Riau Province’s Task Force of Forest and Land Fire Control. The digital media are based on android system and website, such as SiPongi application, Info BMKG, LAPAN-Fire Hotspot, and Lancang Kuning Dashboard, while the others used for disseminating the information are Zoom meeting, Whatsapp, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.

This comparative study examines trends in the representation of the environment in Malaysian and ... more This comparative study examines trends in the representation of the environment in Malaysian and New Zealand newspapers over an eight year period. By comparing the two media contexts, it explored the role of journalism's occupational norms, of the relationship between journalists and sources and of media ownership in determining the quality of news coverage of the environment. The sample was made up of eight mainstream newspapers which were selected based on biggest circulation figures, sampled in 1996, 2000 and 2004. The four Malaysian newspapers, all nationally distributed, were the English-language papers The New Straits Times and The Star, and the Malay-language papers Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia. The four New Zealand newspapers, all regionally distributed, were The Press, The Dominion Post, The New Zealand Herald and The Otago Daily Times. The study employed content analysis as the prime method to observe trends in environmental news; while in-depth interviews with 40...

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)

Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai d... more Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai dalam kalangan pengikut selebriti mahupun duta sesuatu kempen mengenainya. Kajian ini dijalankan secara analisis kandungan terhadap kicau serta kicau semula yang dibuat oleh Maya Karin di Twitter dari Januari hingga 31 Julau 2019 mengenai kesedaran penjagaan sungai. Faktor-faktor kajian ini dijalankan untuk menganalisis pendekatan Maya Karin menggunakan Twitter bagi menyampaikan kesedaran penjagaan sungai, mengkaji corak kicau semula (retweet) oleh Maya Karin dan menganalisis frekuensi komen, kicau semula serta kesukaan pengikut Maya Karin tentang penjagaan sungai. Kajian ini telah membuktikan bahawa penggunaan Twitter yang efektif mampu memberi kesan dan kesedaran terhadap isu penjagaan sungai khususnya dalam kalangan pengikut. Selain itu, penggunaan Teori Komunikasi Dialogik telah membuktikan penggunaan Twitter adalah medium komunikasi interpersonal yang berkesan serta mendatangkan keun...

This article used Roland Barthe's Rhetoric of the Image to analyse newspaper political ads of... more This article used Roland Barthe's Rhetoric of the Image to analyse newspaper political ads of two presidential aspirants of a political party that defined Nigeria's nascent democracy from 1999 to 2015. Semiotics was employed as a theory and method to engender an understanding of how persuasive messages are used to elicit party support in Nigerian and by extension, African political communication systems. It can be inferred from the evidence that the candidates' rhetoric was conveyed using denotative and connotative messages. The linguistic messages were conveyed through denotative meanings using anchorage and relay-two functions of linguistic messages in ads-to direct the reader to preferred meanings and to add extra meaning to a preferred one. The connotations from the ad visuals were conveyed using polysemic meanings. However, the visuals did not signify the party's ideology, though ideology is the common domain of the signified in ad visuals. Overall, the Daily Tr...

The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is ver... more The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is very crucial in the context of its role and function as an instrument in building citizen literacy. However, in cases where the local news media is relatively highly dependent on local government, many critical issues arise. Essentially, the relationship is symbiotic, but in reality, local news media is more dependent on local government. The local government almost functions as the backbone of local news media through its multiple roles; as the source of information, the source of income, and the main market for local media. Through a case study, this article describes this relationship from the perspective of local news media and the point of view of local government, its manifestation in reporting, and the critical issues that must be considered. The research object was 4 local newspapers in West Sumatra Province, one of 34 provinces in Indonesia. The research data were obtained through ...

We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory ... more We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory of Multimodality to explore how discourses on risks from Lynas rare earth project in Malaysia are represented by Malaysian online newspapers. Evidence suggests that re-contextualizing voices in environmental reporting and framing reflect changes in relationship between stakeholders in Malaysia. There is also evidence of neglect of the plights of affected people and communities in environmental reporting in Malaysia’s mainstream print media. However, there is a dearth of evidence on how discourses by social actors on risks, especially on emerging technologies like rare earth in Malaysia are represented in Malaysian online newspapers. Yet the Malaysian online audience are active and enormous. In addition, Lynas’ rare earth project in Malaysia generated controversial discourses on the Internet, but not much is known about how these discourses were represented. Meanwhile, the Lynas plant in ...

This study assessed stakeholders' level of awareness and involvement in coral reef conservati... more This study assessed stakeholders' level of awareness and involvement in coral reef conservation activities in Perhentian Island, Malaysia. A total of 200 respondents consisting of the Besut District Department of Marine Parks (Terengganu) staff, local entrepreneurs and tourists were selected to answer the survey questionnaire. The findings revealed a difference in the level of awareness among stakeholders, with the Besut District Department of Marine Parks (Terengganu) staff has the highest level of awareness, on eco-touristic activities that threaten coral reefs and the issue of coral reef bleaching. Although the three groups of stakeholders have shown high level of awareness on the importance of coral reefs conservation activities in Perhentian Island, majority of them were uncertain about their involvement in conservation efforts due to conflict of interest between economic empowerment and their aim towards sustainability of coral reefs.

Should It be Left Extinct or Saved? A Case Study on the Existence of Sukapura Batik, Indonesia

Journal of Law and Sustainable Development, Jan 26, 2024

Jurnal Aspikom, Jul 29, 2022

Indonesia-Malaysia is two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. The geographical proximity mak... more Indonesia-Malaysia is two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. The geographical proximity makes the two countries have a lot in common. However, this similarity does not guarantee that the two countries can coexist harmoniously. One of the problems in the relationship between the two countries is border-related issues, such as illegal fishing in the border area. This issue has been widely covered by the Indonesian mass media, including Metro TV and TVRI. This paper tries to see how Metro TV and TVRI reported the arrest of a Malaysian fishing boat near the border. This study uses a semiotic social visual analysis as a research method and the main theory of social reconstruction of reality. The research findings show Metro TV interprets this incident as illegal fishing and sovereignty violations. Meanwhile, TVRI interpreted this incident as illegal fishing and the achievements of the Indonesian marine police.

Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Feb 26, 2024

Abstrak. Perkataan Melayu seringkali dirujuk kepada kawasan Kepulauan Melayu yang luas merangkumi... more Abstrak. Perkataan Melayu seringkali dirujuk kepada kawasan Kepulauan Melayu yang luas merangkumi Kepulauan di Asia Tenggara. Namun, takrifan yang tepat mengenai orang Melayu sering menjadi perdebatan hingga menimbulkan kekeliruan asal usulnya. Kajian ini menghujahkan bahawa identiti orang Melayu boleh dikenalpasti melalui bahasa, budaya dan ekonominya. Artikel ini juga bukan bertujuan membuktikan siapakah Melayu sebenar atau asal usul Melayu. Ia bertujuan untuk ekplorasi naratif orang Melayu di Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara tentang representasi identiti mereka sebagai Melayu. Juga pandangan mereka terhadap orang Melayu di luar kumpulan mereka termasuk Melayu dari Malaysia. Kaedah diskusi kumpulan fokus dengan lapan orang responden dijalankan dengan berpandukan Teori Identiti Sosial untuk mencapai objektif kajian. Hasil kajian mendapati orang Melayu di Sumatera Utara mempresentasikan diri mereka sebagai Melayu mengikut daerah tempat tinggal, mengidentifikasikan diri mereka berdasarkan bahasa dan membuat perbandingan dengan Melayu di Malaysia dari segi adat resam, hubungan Kesultanan Deli, sejarah penjajahan, ekonomi dan penggunaan bahasa Melayu seharian. Dari tema perbandingan ini, tiga yang pertama iaitu adat resam, hubungan kesultanan Deli dan sejarah penjajahan mempunyai persamaan dengan orang Melayu di Malaysia. Manakala, aspek ekonomi dan bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa pengantar seharian adalah berbeza. Sungguhpun terdapat persamaan antara Melayu Sumatera Utara dan Melayu di Malaysia, majoriti responden tidak menganggap Melayu di Malaysia sebagai in-group atau boleh disamakan seperti mereka. Dalam masa yang sama responden juga tidak mempunyai stereotaip (out-group) terhadap Melayu di Malaysia. Hal ini agak bertentangan dengan premis Teori Sosial Identiti yang menekankan bahawa kumpulan masyarakat akan memilih sama ada menerima atau menolak kumpulan masyarakat yang lain berdasarkan persamaan atau perbezaan yang mereka miliki. Bagaimanapun, responden kajian ini tidak memilih kedua-duanya.

PARKS

Human-wildlife conflict is one of the biggest challenges facing conservation in Thailand and thro... more Human-wildlife conflict is one of the biggest challenges facing conservation in Thailand and throughout the world. This study investigates human-wildlife conflicts in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, and their impact on local support for park conservation. Semi-structured interviews were employed, and data was analysed using narrative analysis. Economic losses due to wildlife crop depredation were identified as the main cause of human-wildlife conflict, leading to less support from local people for conservation activities. However, it was also found that human activities are the root cause for wildlife disturbance. The respondents underlined that humans first trespassed on the lands of wildlife, negatively affecting their needs. Therefore, the potential for severe human-wildlife conflict greatly depends on human activities. This study suggests that planting vegetation at the park boundary to provide more sustenance to wild animals and to prevent them from coming out of the forest is critical for long-term success regarding wildlife conservation and human livelihoods.

International journal of Islamic thought, Dec 1, 2022

Islamic environmental reporting is getting its toll worldwide including in Malaysia. News on Isla... more Islamic environmental reporting is getting its toll worldwide including in Malaysia. News on Islamic environmental research on environmental journalism and news sources in Malaysia exist but the role of news sources on Islamic environmental news are largely unknown. Therefore, this study examines the roles of news sources and journalists in Islamic environmental news coverage in Malaysia, a country with an Islamic-oriented news media. By analysing the content of news articles and interviewing journalists at two mainstream Malaysian newspapers (Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian), this study found that news sourcing judgements at Utusan Malaysia compromised western and Islamic news values of public interest by preferring sources with knowledge on environmental issues rather than sources with Islamic knowledge; while Berita Harian cited more sources related to Islam. Arguably, preference for sources with Islamic knowledge in reporting Islamic environmental news serves readers' interest best and will guarantee audience rights and interests.

The Batek Negrito is one of the Orang Asli groups who primarily inhabit the rainforest in Peninsu... more The Batek Negrito is one of the Orang Asli groups who primarily inhabit the rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia. This paper attempts to discuss the unique relationship of the Batek with the forest, their daily sustainability practices and their perceptions of development. Arguing that the forest is their native lands, this study also focuses on the impacts of the national park on livelihoods of the aborigines. The data were collected from in-depth interviews with Batek respondents and participant observations at one of the Orang Asli settlements, Kampung Dedari. The findings reveal that the livings of the Batek people were highly inseparably linked to the forest; the forest is their true home with great dependence on the forest resources which they also claimed as their ‘supermarket’. Not just important for food subsistence, it has been found that the forest also shapes their customs, traditions, and beliefs about the spirits of the nature. They also regard themselves as the ‘wildlife...

Framework of Assessing Local Press Performance

Review of International Geographical Education Online, Aug 21, 2021

Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

Uses and Gratification Theory guides this research to explore how journalists in Zamfara, Nigeria... more Uses and Gratification Theory guides this research to explore how journalists in Zamfara, Nigeria use WhatsApp to disseminate COVID-19 information to public. Despite some evidence from previous studies indicating that WhatsApp played a major role as a tool for communicating on health crises in African nations, such research in Nigeria is still quite scant. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore (i) why journalists use WhatsApp to disseminate information about COVID-19; (ii) how did journalists use it and (iii) how does WhatsApp help them in achieving their job satisfaction. 21 journalists with more than six years working experiences in communicating health issues were purposively selected for this study Findings revealed that journalists use WhatsApp because they are familiar with the apps, it is simple to use, and it is more effective than other social networking sites. They also disseminate COVID-19 news through WhatsApp groups and use hypertext to reach bigger audienc...

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)

The emergence of social media platforms has overturned traditional modes of interpersonal communi... more The emergence of social media platforms has overturned traditional modes of interpersonal communication, access to information and personal lifestyles, challenging traditional concepts of interpersonal communication and social communication. It has had a significant impact on the thinking and behaviour of older people, as well as promoting the creation of new modes of social communication and social interaction. Although older people are not the mainstream social media users, with the advent of an ageing society, social media has penetrated the older population, and the rate of social media use among older people has increased significantly especially in China. WeChat, as one of the most commonly used social media, has become the leading choice for people to communicate with each other online. The emergence of WeChat has brought together traditional communication and new Internet technologies. This paper takes WeChat as an object of study and examines the motivation of older people ...

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)

Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai d... more Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai dalam kalangan pengikut selebriti mahupun duta sesuatu kempen mengenainya. Kajian ini dijalankan secara analisis kandungan terhadap kicau serta kicau semula yang dibuat oleh Maya Karin di Twitter dari Januari hingga 31 Julau 2019 mengenai kesedaran penjagaan sungai. Faktor-faktor kajian ini dijalankan untuk menganalisis pendekatan Maya Karin menggunakan Twitter bagi menyampaikan kesedaran penjagaan sungai, mengkaji corak kicau semula (retweet) oleh Maya Karin dan menganalisis frekuensi komen, kicau semula serta kesukaan pengikut Maya Karin tentang penjagaan sungai. Kajian ini telah membuktikan bahawa penggunaan Twitter yang efektif mampu memberi kesan dan kesedaran terhadap isu penjagaan sungai khususnya dalam kalangan pengikut. Selain itu, penggunaan Teori Komunikasi Dialogik telah membuktikan penggunaan Twitter adalah medium komunikasi interpersonal yang berkesan serta mendatangkan keun...

The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is ver... more The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is very crucial in the context of its role and function as an instrument in building citizen literacy. However, in cases where the local news media is relatively highly dependent on local government, many critical issues arise. Essentially, the relationship is symbiotic, but in reality, local news media is more dependent on local government. The local government almost functions as the backbone of local news media through its multiple roles; as the source of information, the source of income, and the main market for local media. Through a case study, this article describes this relationship from the perspective of local news media and the point of view of local government, its manifestation in reporting, and the critical issues that must be considered. The research object was 4 local newspapers in West Sumatra Province, one of 34 provinces in Indonesia. The research data were obtained through ...

We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory ... more We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory of Multimodality to explore how discourses on risks from Lynas rare earth project in Malaysia are represented by Malaysian online newspapers. Evidence suggests that re-contextualizing voices in environmental reporting and framing reflect changes in relationship between stakeholders in Malaysia. There is also evidence of neglect of the plights of affected people and communities in environmental reporting in Malaysia’s mainstream print media. However, there is a dearth of evidence on how discourses by social actors on risks, especially on emerging technologies like rare earth in Malaysia are represented in Malaysian online newspapers. Yet the Malaysian online audience are active and enormous. In addition, Lynas’ rare earth project in Malaysia generated controversial discourses on the Internet, but not much is known about how these discourses were represented. Meanwhile, the Lynas plant in ...

JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in declining global economy in many sectors, including the man... more The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in declining global economy in many sectors, including the manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE), as a result of factory lockdowns, restriction of movement and social distancing. At the peak of infection, the demand of PPE superseded the supply causing an alarming crisis capacity. Contingency plans to ensure continuous PPE availability at hospitals or clinical centres were critical to safeguard health care workers and the front-line personnel. Best practice guidelines from the Ministry of Health were followed and adjusted to local setting to optimise the use of PPE. Many contributions were made by the citizens to overcome this pandemic, and this section discusses the responses from other organizations and communities. Reachout programmes to the community, corporate and non-governmental organisations were part of the strategy to overcome the critical PPE supply. Promotional flyers to attract donation, resources and man power for "do-it-yourself" PPE projects were some of the initiatives taken at our institute. This article highlights the challenges and solutions to PPE shortages, including corporate and community's rapid and enormous response at the age of COVID-19 pandemic experienced at the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute,

Digital Communication Media: Resources and Distribution Channels on Forest and Land Fires Information in Riau Province of Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic Period

Library Philosophy and Practice, 2021

The control towards Indonesian forest and land fires in 2020 is deemed more complicated due to th... more 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 of qualitative research using data collection through interviews, observation, literature study, and online data searching. It results the significance of digital communication media for information resources as well as the channel of the fires’ information dissemination for internal task force and externals used by The Riau Province’s Task Force of Forest and Land Fire Control. The digital media are based on android system and website, such as SiPongi application, Info BMKG, LAPAN-Fire Hotspot, and Lancang Kuning Dashboard, while the others used for disseminating the information are Zoom meeting, Whatsapp, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.

This comparative study examines trends in the representation of the environment in Malaysian and ... more This comparative study examines trends in the representation of the environment in Malaysian and New Zealand newspapers over an eight year period. By comparing the two media contexts, it explored the role of journalism's occupational norms, of the relationship between journalists and sources and of media ownership in determining the quality of news coverage of the environment. The sample was made up of eight mainstream newspapers which were selected based on biggest circulation figures, sampled in 1996, 2000 and 2004. The four Malaysian newspapers, all nationally distributed, were the English-language papers The New Straits Times and The Star, and the Malay-language papers Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia. The four New Zealand newspapers, all regionally distributed, were The Press, The Dominion Post, The New Zealand Herald and The Otago Daily Times. The study employed content analysis as the prime method to observe trends in environmental news; while in-depth interviews with 40...

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)

Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai d... more Keberkesanan penggunaan media massa seperti Twitter dapat mewujudkan kesedaran penjagaan sungai dalam kalangan pengikut selebriti mahupun duta sesuatu kempen mengenainya. Kajian ini dijalankan secara analisis kandungan terhadap kicau serta kicau semula yang dibuat oleh Maya Karin di Twitter dari Januari hingga 31 Julau 2019 mengenai kesedaran penjagaan sungai. Faktor-faktor kajian ini dijalankan untuk menganalisis pendekatan Maya Karin menggunakan Twitter bagi menyampaikan kesedaran penjagaan sungai, mengkaji corak kicau semula (retweet) oleh Maya Karin dan menganalisis frekuensi komen, kicau semula serta kesukaan pengikut Maya Karin tentang penjagaan sungai. Kajian ini telah membuktikan bahawa penggunaan Twitter yang efektif mampu memberi kesan dan kesedaran terhadap isu penjagaan sungai khususnya dalam kalangan pengikut. Selain itu, penggunaan Teori Komunikasi Dialogik telah membuktikan penggunaan Twitter adalah medium komunikasi interpersonal yang berkesan serta mendatangkan keun...

This article used Roland Barthe's Rhetoric of the Image to analyse newspaper political ads of... more This article used Roland Barthe's Rhetoric of the Image to analyse newspaper political ads of two presidential aspirants of a political party that defined Nigeria's nascent democracy from 1999 to 2015. Semiotics was employed as a theory and method to engender an understanding of how persuasive messages are used to elicit party support in Nigerian and by extension, African political communication systems. It can be inferred from the evidence that the candidates' rhetoric was conveyed using denotative and connotative messages. The linguistic messages were conveyed through denotative meanings using anchorage and relay-two functions of linguistic messages in ads-to direct the reader to preferred meanings and to add extra meaning to a preferred one. The connotations from the ad visuals were conveyed using polysemic meanings. However, the visuals did not signify the party's ideology, though ideology is the common domain of the signified in ad visuals. Overall, the Daily Tr...

The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is ver... more The use of information sources in the information gathering process for news media content is very crucial in the context of its role and function as an instrument in building citizen literacy. However, in cases where the local news media is relatively highly dependent on local government, many critical issues arise. Essentially, the relationship is symbiotic, but in reality, local news media is more dependent on local government. The local government almost functions as the backbone of local news media through its multiple roles; as the source of information, the source of income, and the main market for local media. Through a case study, this article describes this relationship from the perspective of local news media and the point of view of local government, its manifestation in reporting, and the critical issues that must be considered. The research object was 4 local newspapers in West Sumatra Province, one of 34 provinces in Indonesia. The research data were obtained through ...

We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory ... more We propose a hybrid of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework and the Social Semiotic Theory of Multimodality to explore how discourses on risks from Lynas rare earth project in Malaysia are represented by Malaysian online newspapers. Evidence suggests that re-contextualizing voices in environmental reporting and framing reflect changes in relationship between stakeholders in Malaysia. There is also evidence of neglect of the plights of affected people and communities in environmental reporting in Malaysia’s mainstream print media. However, there is a dearth of evidence on how discourses by social actors on risks, especially on emerging technologies like rare earth in Malaysia are represented in Malaysian online newspapers. Yet the Malaysian online audience are active and enormous. In addition, Lynas’ rare earth project in Malaysia generated controversial discourses on the Internet, but not much is known about how these discourses were represented. Meanwhile, the Lynas plant in ...

This study assessed stakeholders' level of awareness and involvement in coral reef conservati... more This study assessed stakeholders' level of awareness and involvement in coral reef conservation activities in Perhentian Island, Malaysia. A total of 200 respondents consisting of the Besut District Department of Marine Parks (Terengganu) staff, local entrepreneurs and tourists were selected to answer the survey questionnaire. The findings revealed a difference in the level of awareness among stakeholders, with the Besut District Department of Marine Parks (Terengganu) staff has the highest level of awareness, on eco-touristic activities that threaten coral reefs and the issue of coral reef bleaching. Although the three groups of stakeholders have shown high level of awareness on the importance of coral reefs conservation activities in Perhentian Island, majority of them were uncertain about their involvement in conservation efforts due to conflict of interest between economic empowerment and their aim towards sustainability of coral reefs.