Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2022): Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik

Digital educative public message: Health protocol awareness at pandemic COVID-19 periods (Instagram feeds @humasprovjatim)

Jokhanan Kristiyono (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Komunikasi Almamater Wartawan Surabaya)
Delmarrich Bilga Ayu Permatasari (Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya)
Julyanto Ekantoro (Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya)
Fitria Widiyani Roosinda (Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Aug 2022

Abstract

Dissemination of information related to the issues of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Instagram account @humasprovjatim is interesting to study because of understanding the meaning and motives behind educational messages conveyed through the Instagram account @humasprovjatim. It can form awareness regarding health protocols during the pandemic and post-COVID-19 pandemic to realize changes in attitudes, behavior, and healthy lifestyles that reduce the spread of COVID-19. This study aims to analyze educational messages aware of health protocols on the Instagram account of Public Relations (PR) of East Java Province (@humasprovjatim). This study used content analysis methods with Pentad’s Dramatic Analysis. The object studied was educational messages from the PR Instagram feed in March-December 2020. Result of this research is the dramatic rhetoric in the content of the Instagram feed by the PR of the province of East Java. The Instagram media is a rhetorical stage in conveying the message of community life in dealing with COVID-19. Conclusion of this research is that there is an important role for packaging content on their Instagram. The results of this study explain that the PR Instagram account is a stage where a "show" occurs which is considered capable of bridging the government to build educational messages regarding the health protocols presented in such a way to the public.

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