scholarly journals Inconsistency of Information of Indonesian Government Officials through the Media on Public Concern in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 344
Author(s):  
Chontina Siahaan ◽  
Siti Komsiah
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Source Theory ◽  
The Media ◽  
Official Information

The aim of the research is to reveal the influence of official disinformation through the media on public concern in preventing the spread of Covid-19. The theory used in this research is Carl I. Hovland's Credibility Source theory. A sample of 100 people from various walks of life in Jakarta. The results showed that the inconsistency of information from government officials had a positive and significant effect on community concern in preventing Covid-19. The positive influence shows that the inconsistency of information from Indonesian government officials is responded positively by the concern of the public in preventing Covid-19. the level of public awareness of disinformation, providing official information through the media. The ability to overcome turbulence situations is to display consistency, defined as a unity of motion, between thoughts, speech and actions, in order to arrive at a common goal.

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. 

Growing Inequality and Public Awareness of Inequality in the States

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. Franko ◽  
Christopher Witko
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Perceptions Of Inequality ◽  
Public Opinion Polls ◽  
Opinion Polls

Here the authors present the variation that exists in income inequality across the states, and variation in public awareness or concern about income inequality as measured by public opinion polls. Though politicians may decide to tackle income inequality even in the absence of public concern about inequality, the authors argue that government responses are more likely when and where there is a growing awareness of, and concern about, inequality, which is confirmed in the analyses in this book. To examine this question in subsequent chapters, a novel measure of public awareness of rising state inequality is developed. Using these estimates, this chapter shows that the growth in the public concern about inequality responds in part to objective increases in inequality, but also that state political conditions, particularly mass partisanship, shape perceptions of inequality.

scholarly journals Free and Frank Advice and the Official Information Act

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kibblewhite ◽  
Peter Boshier
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Good Government ◽  
Work Programme ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Official Information

Concern exists that New Zealand hasn’t struck the right balance between two potentially competing principles of good government: officials should provide free and frank advice to ministers, and the public should have opportunities to participate in decision making and hold the government to account. Steps we have taken to address this include: strengthening constitutional underpinnings for free and frank advice (Cabinet Manual changes and issuing expectations for officials); a work programme to improve government agency practice in relation to the Official Information Act; and the Office of the Ombudsman reducing uncertainty about when advice can be withheld by issuing new principles-based guidance and providing more advisory services.

DID KATRINA RECALIBRATE ATTITUDES TOWARD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY?: A Test of the “Dirty Little Secret” Hypothesis

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Grusky ◽  
Emily Ryo
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Ignorance

We test the popular claim that poverty and inequality were “dirty little secrets” until the media coverage of Hurricane Katrina exposed them to a wider public. If this account were on the mark, it would suggest that the absence of major antipoverty initiatives in the United States is partly attributable to public ignorance and apathy coupled with the narrowly rational decision on the part of policymakers to attend to other issues about which the public evidently cares more. Using the 2004 Maxwell Poll, we find strikingly high levels of awareness and activism on poverty and inequality issues even prior to Katrina, clearly belying the “dirty little secret” account. The follow-up Maxwell Poll, which was administered in 2005 immediately after Katrina, revealed only a slight increase in public awareness of poverty and inequality. The Katrina effect was evidently dampened because (1) the large number of preexisting poverty activists reduced the size of the residual population “at risk” for conversion to antipoverty activism, and (2) the remaining non-activists were ardently opposed to poverty activism and hence unlikely to be receptive to the liberal message coming out of Katrina.

scholarly journals Praying for Blue Skies: Artistic Representations of Air Pollution in China

Modern China ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 009770042096728
Author(s):  
Thomas Johnson ◽  
Kathinka Fürst
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Artistic Representations ◽  
Restrictive Environment

This article examines how artists have engaged with the issue of air pollution in Beijing, where poor air quality has become a serious public health matter. Artists have utilized various mediums including performance art, photography, and painting to represent smog. Through generating media and online attention this work has contributed to a relatively vibrant “green public sphere” (Yang and Calhoun, 2007) of air pollution discourse. In contrast to much resistance in China that relies upon making specific claims to government officials, artistic expression bypasses the authorities and appeals instead to public opinion. Artists utilize ambiguity to portray air pollution in novel ways that subtly question the structures that produce and sustain it. In this way, artists can challenge popular perceptions of smog and raise public awareness, thus intensifying support for policies that tackle smog. Yet art can also embody deep frustration at the powerlessness that artists, and the public more widely, experience when confronted by severe air pollution. Art therefore serves both as a form of activism and as an expression of curtailed agency in a politically restrictive environment.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Independensi, Role Stress, dan Burnout Terhadap Efektivitas Auditor Internal (Studi Kasus Pada Kantor Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan (BPKP) Provinsi Jawa Tengah)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
ML Astri Prehtin Noviana ◽  
NFN Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Internal Auditor ◽  
The Public ◽  
Central Java

The demand for global integration in the public sector leads to the accountability of State finances. By examination, supervision, which is the cornerstone of the government's economic performance clarification. This has become important in the public sector as well as in the private sector. Such circumstances spur employees in the scope of their organization to improve the effectiveness of its performance so as to ensure the survival of the organization. Once the importance of an oversight, in Indonesia have internal and external controls on the public sector for the effectiveness of the performance of government officials can be achieved. This study aimed to analyze the influence of Independence, roles stress and burnout on the effectiveness of the task of Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) as an internal auditor. The population in this study were all BPKP auditors in Central Java, the technique of sampling using random sampling and the sample size used in this study were 64 auditors. Methods of data collection using questionnaires and interviews, while the method of data analysis using multiple regression analysis. From the results of the study can be concluded that: Independence has a positive influence, burnout, role excess, and role conflict negatively affect the effectiveness of the auditor's work, the vagueness of the role in this study did not give a significant effect on the effectiveness Abstrak Tuntutan integrasi global dalam sektor publik mengarah pada akuntabilitas keuangan Negara. Dengan pemeriksaan, pengawasan, yang menjadi tumpuan klarifikasi kinerja ekonomi pemerintah. Hal ini menjadi suatu hal yang penting dalam sector publik maupun dalam sektor swasta. Keadaan seperti ini memacu para pegawai di lingkup organisasinya untuk meningkatkan efektivitas kinerjanya sehingga dapat menjamin kelangsungan hidup organisasinya. Begitu pentingnya suatu pengawasan  maka di Indonesia mempunyai pengawasan internal dan ekternal pada sektor publik agar efektivitas dari kinerja aparat pemerintah dapat tercapai. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Independensi, roles stress dan burnout terhadap efektivitas tugas Badan Pengawasan Keuangan dan Pembangunan (BPKP) sebagai auditor internal. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua auditor di BPKP Jawa Tengah, teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik random sampling dan jumlah sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 64 auditor. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara, sedangkan metode analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi berganda. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa: Independensi berpengaruh positif, burnout, kelebihan peran, dan konflik peran berpengaruh negatif terhadap efektivitas kerja auditor, kidakjelasan peran dalam penelitian ini tidak memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap efektivitas.

scholarly journals Defamation Laws and Practice in the Age of Internet in Albania

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Leka
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Judicial Corruption ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

The picture of recent legal developments concerning defamation in Albania is mixed. On the one hand, several criminal defamation and insult statuteshave been abolishedsince 2012, following strong lobbying of human rights organizations. On the other, the application of criminal defamation laws has not stopped, while government officials and other high profile persons have discovered the power of civil defamation claims. Faced with intense criticism, the government has tried to re-introduce the abolished criminal defamation laws and has faced the same strong opposition and international outcry. In the meantime, defamation claims or threats thereof are routinely being used against the media or against the political opponent for the only purposes of creating tension and diffusing the attention of the public. The vagueness of the laws and the inconsistencies of judicial interpretation, helped in no little measure by judicial corruption and the political control of the judiciary, have widened the gap between constitutional and international guarantees of the freedom of speech and the actual enforcement of those guarantees. This article will briefly expose the history of defamation laws in Albania, the difficulties of their application, and the status of affairs concerning defamation laws and claims.

scholarly journals Targeting public awareness of a building development project

2019 ◽  
Vol 279 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Miroslav Sůra
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Information Process ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
The Public ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Building Project

The responsible body pushing a case of a building project often gets into the situation when they have to defend and carry the project through the public. Lack of defects in a project, such as concerning green and sustainable building objectives, has positive influence on public awareness when the project is to be implemented. The building projects in question were not viewed and accepted equally by each party as different defects were pointed out by different subjects – the projects did not naturally resonate with everyone’s views. In the article we present a course of action while informing the public and other subjects involved in a building project. The purpose was to eliminate defects apt to induce disagreements with the building project, to eliminate such adverse consequences as delays and extra costs, caused by some individuals’ lack of information, or sometimes by others parties’ disturbing or harmful plans, either based on the law or not. Some figures are available that document the time change in public attitude as the information process controlled by municipality progressed and thus modified the public attitudes.

scholarly journals How do Nigerian newspapers report COVID-19 pandemic? The implication for awareness and prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 471-480
Author(s):  
Oberiri Destiny Apuke ◽  
Bahiyah Omar
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Sources ◽  
The Media

Abstract This study examined media coverage of COVID-19 in Nigeria with attention to the frequency and depth of coverage, story format, news sources, media tone and themes. Four widely read newspapers were content analysed between February 2020 and April 2020. Focus was on Daily Sun, Vanguard, Daily Trust and Leadership. Results indicated that the Nigerian media performed well in terms of covering the pandemic, which in turn created awareness. However, the coverage was not in-depth as most of the reported stories were short and were predominantly straight news. It was also observed that the media cited more of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and government officials. Further findings disclosed that most of the stories were alarming and induced panic. Most common topics were coverage of cases in Nigeria, death rates and concerns about Nigeria’s preparedness. Public sensitization and education were sparingly covered. Ethics healthcare workers could adhere to received minimal attention. The media should focus more on sensitizing and educating the public on the necessary steps to take in curbing the virus. They should refrain from over usage of alarming and panic tone in presenting the stories of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

Currents in Contemporary Ethics

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 721-724
Author(s):  
Sharona Hoffman ◽  
Andrew P. Morriss
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
The Public ◽  
Frozen Embryos ◽  
The Media

Contemporary developments in reproductive technology hold great promise for those who have difficulty conceiving naturally. However, they have generated extensive debate among lawyers, ethicists, legislators, the media, and the public. Concern has intensified recently in light of claimed attempts to clone human beings. One implication of the new reproductive technologies upon which few commentators have focused is their effect on inheritance rights and on the notorious Rule Against Perpetuities. For example, what impact should the possible existence of frozen sperm or frozen embryos have upon the execution of wills and implementation of the Rule? If one leaves property to one’s children but has frozen sperm or embryos that might produce children the Rule? If one leaves property to one’s children but has frozen sperm or embryos that might produce children decades after one’s death, what should be done about the distribution of the estate? These difficult questions can no longer be ignored.

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