scholarly journals Government Communications in Terms of Coronavirus Pandemic on the Example of Novi Sanzhary Events

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Mykhailo Omelchenko
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Image ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Communication And Coordination ◽  
Mass Protest

The main objective of the article is to analyze an example of implementation of government communications in connection with the mass protest of residents from Novi Sanzhary, the urban-type settlement in Poltava region caused by evacuation of the Ukrainian citizens from Wuhan (PRC) on February 20, 2020. Through the comprehensive retrospective analysis of the government’s communication policy as well as the analysis of statements of government officials and local authorities in the media it was identified that the government communication policy became a major factor of mass protest in a pandemic. The government’s uncertainty in choosing the final medical facility to quarantine the evacuees and a lack of awareness among the government officials about socio-economic and demographic characteristics of Novi Sanzhary’s residents led to a deliberately ineffective communication strategy: 1) the residents of Novi Sanzhary were not properly informed about the specifics of means of coronavirus’ spread and lethality – it resulted in the government’s inability to predict the behavior and reaction of the locals to evacuation; 2) there was a lack of communication and coordination between the government’s officials and local authorities of Novi Sanzhary – this resulted in the opposition of local authorities to evacuation combined with their spreading of false rumors among the locals and their support of the protest; 3) the officials spread the false messages related to the protesters, that questioned their subjectivity and simultaneously politicized the protest. In addition, the government was unable to counter the leaks of confidential information in the social and mass media on the eve of evacuation, which minimized unexpectedness of the operation. Altogether, these factors led to the mass protest of Novy Sanzhary’s residents against evacuation of the Ukrainian citizens on February 20, 2020. The consequences of the protests impacted negatively on the international image of Ukraine. As a result, the article offers the certain recommendations aimed to improve the government communications in the terms of coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine.

How to Tell the Truth without Outraging the Press?

MedienJournal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Li Xiguang
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Chinese News Media

The commercialization of meclia in China has cultivated a new journalism business model characterized with scandalization, sensationalization, exaggeration, oversimplification, highly opinionated news stories, one-sidedly reporting, fabrication and hate reporting, which have clone more harm than good to the public affairs. Today the Chinese journalists are more prey to the manipu/ation of the emotions of the audiences than being a faithful messenger for the public. Une/er such a media environment, in case of news events, particularly, during crisis, it is not the media being scared by the government. but the media itself is scaring the government into silence. The Chinese news media have grown so negative and so cynica/ that it has produced growing popular clistrust of the government and the government officials. Entering a freer but fearful commercially mediated society, the Chinese government is totally tmprepared in engaging the Chinese press effectively and has lost its ability for setting public agenda and shaping public opinions. 

scholarly journals The Internet´s role in the Bersih movement in Malaysia – A Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Melanie Radue
Keyword(s):  
Green Revolution ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Liberalization ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Technological Structure ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Everywhere in the media, people talk about the so-called “Twitter and Facebook revolution” in regard to the Green Revolution in Iran or other new social movements which demand democratization in their countries and use the Internet for communication and mobilization. Libertarian advocates of the Internet state that the Internet has democratizing effects because of its reputed egalitarian, open and free technological structure for communication processes. Especially in countries in which the media is under strict control by the government, these characteristics are emphasized as stimulation for political liberalization and democratization processes. This essay critically examines the alleged democratizing effect of the use of the Internet on the Malaysian society exemplified on the social movement Bersih. The Bersih movement demands free and fair elections in Malaysia, often described as an ethnocratic and “electoral authoritarian regime”. 141 The objective of this study is to demonstrate the dependency of such possible effects on context.

scholarly journals Unique information offers as a means of modern communication strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (25) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Kirill V. Aksenov ◽  
◽  
Diana A. Bagdasaryan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
External Resources ◽  
The Public ◽  
Unique Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Article Study ◽  
Wide Potential

The article is devoted to the issue of communication strategy in the mass media and PR-departments in organizations of various orientations. The authors draw attention to the existing practice of similar, repetitive messages that fill the information space. This complicates the perception of information by the public and makes this process boring and uninteresting. As one way of solving the problem, it is proposed to focus on unique information offers in communications. The authors believe that a wide potential audience is not aware of truly unique information offers of the mass media or PR departments of companies and organizations. A unique information offer is lost in the conditions of the growing tradition to consume news information from the social media feed, subscribing to a large number of public pages, unless these offers are made by popular and well-known companies. For instance, the authors of the article study unique information offers made by the media service of a football club in March-June 2020 in the context of the coronavirus crisis and the absence of matches. This is one of the most popular Russian clubs, well-known even to those Russians who are not football fans. Moreover, the authors also examine the unique information offers of a beauty company, with some of them not directly related to their products. As a result, theauthors suggest that it is worth advertising not only products on external resources, but also unique information offers directly.

scholarly journals Opportunities for development journalism in Papua New Guinea

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vipul Khosla ◽  
Lyndal Rowlands
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Capital ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Foreign Corporations ◽  
Papua New Guinean ◽  
Training Opportunities

The Social Journalism Awards (SJA) is a journalism exchange programme providing Papua New Guinean journalists with opportunities to report on development issues. This article draws on information collected from SJA participants, and analysis of the media content they produced, to gather insights into development journalism in Papua New Guinea. The study found that Papua New Guinean journalists are interested in reporting on development issues but they lack appropriate opportunities to do so. The main issues facing Papua New Guinean journalists include few opportunities to report on issues outside the national capital; few professional development or training opportunities; few opportunities to report on development issues, particularly those affecting the rural poor; conflicts of interest for media owners including the government and foreign corporations with mining interests; and low pay within the industry. The study showed that when given appropriate opportunities, PNG journalists can contribute to development and democracy in meaningful ways. The article concludes that it is important for media indices to go beyond procedural freedoms and to measure substantive freedoms, or opportunities, available to journalists.

scholarly journals The #EndSARS protest, corruption and insecurity debates in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-184
Author(s):  
Caleb Danjuma Dami ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Resource Control ◽  
Police Brutality ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mass Protest

The mass protest to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (known as the #EndSARS protest) was a decentralized social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The protest started in 2017 as a Twitter campaign using the hash tag #ENDSARS to demand the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. This paper argues that the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria was a microcosmic manifestation of the deeply rooted dissatisfaction of Nigerians with the social, economic and political situation of the country. Data was collected using secondary sources such as internet material, journal, research reports and textbooks, and were analyzed using the expository and analytical method of inquiry, the paper demonstrates that the protest was just the avenue the Nigerian youths got to ventilate their frustration, disappointment and anger with the government. The paper asserts that nepotism, tribalism, insecurity and corruption are the underlying issues that fuelled the protest. Restructuring and resource control, which underline the gross inequality in Nigeria, are other current debates that gave rise to the protest. Following the analysis, the paper concludes that nepotism, tribalism, insecurity and corruption are the bane of Nigeria’s economic, political and social ill.

scholarly journals Strategi Komunikasi Persuasif Dalam Menciptakan Masyarakat Sadar Wisata Di Kawasan Wisata Pantai Padang, Kota Padang

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Alna Hanana ◽  
Novi Elian ◽  
Revi Marta
Keyword(s):  
Personal Communication ◽  
Press Release ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Persuasive Messages ◽  
Good Government ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Agent Of Change

Tourism is an important asset to regional income and a place of creativity promote the region characteristics. This study aims to analyze persuasive communication strategy conducted by Government, analyzing the communication barriers that occur in the process of forming a tourism conscious society, and purpose the mode of persuasive messages and effective communication media designed to build a tourism conscious society. This study uses a qualitative approach to get the facts from the symptoms that exist and seek information factually. The results show the main persuasive communication strategy undertaken by the government is forming a ‘pokdarwis’ (tourism awareness group). However, this strategy can still be used in various forms, such as: pokdarwis has not acted as an agent of change, unclear tasks distribution in pokdarwis group, un-maximized media, uncontinuity press release, and no synergy among stakeholders. A persuasive message form that can be designed to maximize this communication strategy can be a one-sided and two-sided message. The good government and groups that have been formed this hopefully can use the media consistently so that messages can reach various layers of society. Media that could be matches with the target audience were print media media, outdoor media, group communication media, personal communication channels and internet. Pariwisata merupakan asset yang sangat penting dalam menyumbang terhadap pendapatan daerah dan ajang kreativitas untuk memperkenalkan ciri khas daerah. Untuk itu, penting strategi komunikasi persuasif sebagai faktor penarik kunjungan wisatawan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis strategi komunikasi persuasif yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Kota Padang, hambatan komunikasi dalam proses pembentukan masyarakat sadar wisata, dan menawarkan pesan persuasif dan media komunikasi efektif yang dapat dirancang untuk membentuk masyarakat sadar wisata. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif untuk memperoleh fakta-fakta dari gejala-gejala yang ada dan mencari keterangan secara faktual. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan strategi komunikasi persuasif utama yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah berupa pembentukan pokdarwis (kelompok sadar wisata). Strategi ini masih menemui berbagai hambatan dalam pelaksanaannya, seperti: pokdarwis belum bertindak sebagai agent of change, tidak duduknya tugas di kelompok pokdarwis, media yang belum dimaksimalkan, tidak adanya kontinuitas press release, dan tidak adanya sinergi antar stakeholder. Bentuk pesan persuasif yang dapat dirancang untuk memaksimalkan strategi komunikasi ini bisa berupa one-side issue dan two-side issue message. Media yang cocok dengan target khalayaknya di antaranya media cetak, media luar ruang, media komunikasi kelompok, saluran komunikasi pribadi dan internet.

scholarly journals Agenda Setting in English Canada in the Age of Minority Government, 2004-2011

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Malachy Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Wait Time ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Coalition Governments ◽  
Political Communications ◽  
Minority Government ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government

Keywords: Agenda Setting, Informational Politics, Frames Analysis, Network Theory, Political Communication, Policy Formation This dissertation examines the contemporary relationship between agenda setting and frames analysis in Canadian federal politics from 2004-2011. The research project tests Savoie's thesis that the centralization of power has grown with the increasing size of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and that the leader of the office has most clearly exerted that power in controlling the government's agenda by applying it to the experience of minority government at the dawn of the 21st century. To test his thesis, textual analyses of the PMO's agenda-setting documents were conducted to identify the key language, frames, and controlled policy announcements that were reflected within the political discourse. How does the discourse represent and reflect the shift in power in a dramatically changed political environment when, at least in theory, a minority government would be at the mercy of opposition parties who hold the balance of power? From 2006 to 2011, the Harper Conservatives stayed in power by cleverly manipulating the agenda through framing and reframing issues to their advantage. The prime minister retained the final executive decision on party and government political communications and was, therefore, the leading arbiter of the messages delivered to represent key party agenda-setting strategies. Harper has often been identified as a shrewd strategist by academics and the media alike, but how different were his agenda-setting techniques compared to previous minority government strategies? This research identifies the communication tactics that the PMO used in 2006 to ensure its unique five key policy frames of “accountability”, “child care tax credits”, “cutting the GST”, “patient wait time guarantees”, and “tough on crime” were consistently delivered and coordinated across media in their platforms, websites, speeches, and outlays. The Harper Conservatives’ new strategies included narrowing agendas, promoting wedge issues, priming voters using distracter frames, and using strict media communication protocols to attract popular support from the key segment of middle class families. Using these tactics, the government set the agenda on the dismantling of the firearms registry, framed the skills and motivations of two opposition leaders as ineffective and weak with attack advertisements, and sold the illusion that coalition governments were undemocratic.

scholarly journals Communication Strategy in Promoting Cultural Tourism Destinations in Semarang City

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marhanani Tri Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
City Government ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Culinary Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
The Government

The Semarang City Government seeks to raise awareness about Semarang City with a variety of marketing communication programs related to the tourism sector. This paper discusses the various communication strategies used, and the issuance of the decree of the Minister of Tourism Number KM.38 / UM.001 / MP / 2017 concerning the 10 (ten) Branding Logo of Indonesia’s Tourism Destinations. The government has set the branding logo for Bali, Bandung, Banyuwangi, Jakarta, Bunaken-Wakatobi-Raja Ampat, Yogyakarta-Solo-Semarang, Lombok, Makasar, Medan, Riau Islands tourism destinations. At the primary level of communication is an act of government policy (government / regulator) in disseminating and facilitating infrastructure and access to tourism, urban planning, culinary tourism zone policy and public areas. Furthermore, this primary communication the government (in this case the tourism office) has a role as the initiator of city branding and digital marketing. Secondary communication are carried out by stakeholders, in this case business people as enablers, local communities as accelerators, academics as conceivers in the context of city branding. Tertiary communication is related to interactions between layers of society and is strengthened by the media as a catalyst. Tertiary communication uses a forum or media involving stakeholders from the public, private and community dimensions systematically and sustainably, so that it is an implementation that can be realized in promoting culinary tourism destinations in the city of Semarang. The research method uses descriptive qualitative with SWOT analysis. Data collection techniques with interviews. Secondary data were obtained from the official website of the Semarang Regional Government, the official website of the Semarang Regional Tourism Office, the economic growth report from Bank Indonesia, the Semarang Regional Statistics Agency report. The study concludes that local governments metamorphose into balanced local governments that are customer-oriented and accountable to all stakeholders. City branding can be seen as a communication policy, because it is carried out by the government and with regard to public affairs. The communication strategy used by the Semarang City Government more specifically refers to the marketing communication strategy. Keywords: communication strategy, promotion, travel destinations, culinary..dance, paser tribe, treatment, mulung, magical

Lying and the Law

2018 ◽  
pp. 482-494
Author(s):  
Stuart P. Green
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Political Candidates ◽  
Chilling Effect ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Law

This chapter considers the various ways in which the law regulates lies and other forms of deception. In the case of offenses such as perjury, fraud, and rape by deception, it takes a hard line, subjecting offenders to serious criminal sanctions. With respect to deception used by the police (during interrogations) and lawyers (in litigation), the law is more tolerant. And lies told by the media and by political candidates are sometimes regarded as constitutionally protected and therefore beyond the scope of permissible legal regulation entirely. The main point is that the law’s treatment of deception varies significantly depending on the role of the person deceiving (e.g., private individuals versus government officials), the social context in which the deception occurs (e.g., courtrooms, the marketplace, police stations, and sexual encounters), the harms the deception is believed to cause, and the chilling effect its regulation might entail.

IMAGE FORMING TECHNOLOGIES OF THE EUROPEAN POLITICIANS (BEFORE AND AFTER THE ELECTION COMPAIGNES)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
М.Е. RODIONOVA
Keyword(s):  
Image Formation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
International Image ◽  
General Elections ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Creation

The purpose of this article is to examine the peculiarities of image formation of the European politicians using the examples of the recent electorate campaigns, since the general elections of the heads of states are the most demanding from the point of view of the image and technology and most clearly demonstrate the tough rivalry among the individuals and the struggle of images. The article also focuses on the subsequent terms of government and some historical examples. Special attention is paid to the creation of international image of French President Emmanuel Macron, the peculiarities of his communication policy and his interaction with the media. The article cites the politicians ratings during the term of his presidency.

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