Media, Government, and COVID-19
Abstract
In today’s digital era, anyone including governments can access information using existing or new media. There is no denying that media outreach has expanded more than ever, and people now are inclined to instant and easy access to information. As a result, media can be very effective as a one-way propaganda tool for conveying governments’ political policies, enabling them to disseminate information more quickly. With the social distancing policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of media by government agencies for circulating information to the public has increased. The authors used the Bullet Theory to dissect how media can become one-way propaganda in the delivery of policies of the Government of Indonesia in addressing the COVID-19 issue.
Keywords: media, government, COVID-19, policy
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