Between science, religion, and politics: multi-layered communication responses to maritime disaster in Indonesia

Wahyuni, Hermin Indah and Rum, Muhammad and Octastefani, Theresia and Fitrah, Andi Awaluddin (2023) Between science, religion, and politics: multi-layered communication responses to maritime disaster in Indonesia. Media Asia, 50 (3). 355 – 372. ISSN 01296612

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Abstract

This article aims to analyze multi-layered communication responses to maritime disasters in Indonesia using two significant cases, namely the tidal flooding in Semarang and the tsunami in Banda Aceh. Reducing the risk of disaster is not only a technical matter but also strongly associated with communication issues. Therefore, there has been much research into disaster communication. However, research on multi-layered communication responses to diverse disasters must still be done. Data were collected through interviews with the people, journalists, and government officials in Semarang and Banda Aceh. These data were complemented by field observations and reviews of local media news and government policies. The results show that communication response in the two regions involved a complex triangle of science, religion, and politics. This means that the community, media, and government of these regions communicated these two types of disasters as involving science, religion, and politics to varying degrees. This article also finds that the local media was unable to optimally play its central role as an intermediary actor in disaster communication in the two regions. © 2022 Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 0
Uncontrolled Keywords: Multi-layered; communica-tion; maritime;disaster; Indonesia
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Political and Social Sciences > Communication Studies
Depositing User: Yuli Hesti Wahyuningsih
Date Deposited: 17 Sep 2024 02:17
Last Modified: 17 Sep 2024 02:17
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/7067

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