STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS OF RELIGION-BASED HATE SPEECH IN SOCIAL MEDIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE DIRECTORATE INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AT POLDA METRO JAYA

The development of communication technology continues to advance rapidly. Social media is able to present individual voices that have never been heard through mainstream media coverage before. In Indonesia, the changes in the world have become increasingly clear when the era of communication has flooded the lives of religious communities. Religious discourse in Indonesia in recent years has been colored by accusations of religious intolerance in the form of hate speech through social media. The prohibition on the construction of houses of worship, prohibition of book discussions, attacks on certain groups, heresy from certain religious groups, threatening expressions of hatred, and so on are a series of acts of religious intolerance so that the potential for social conflict appears clearly. The Police Intelligence and Security as an institution that has the obligation to carry out early detection of threats must play an active role in making prevention and anticipation efforts. This research examines the Strategic Intelligence Analysis of Religious-Based Hate Speech on Social Media by the Directorate of Intelligence and Security at Polda Metro Jaya.

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Young adults know that their issues are not represented in the news: Israeli young adults and mainstream news media

Journal of Information Communication and Ethics in Society ◽

10.1108/jices-02-2021-0026 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Benny Nuriely ◽

Moti Gigi ◽

Yuval Gozansky

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Social Relations ◽

News Media ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Online News ◽

Content Type ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

The Media

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the ways socio-economic issues are represented in mainstream news media and how it is consumed, understood and interpreted by Israeli young adults (YAs). It examines how mainstream media uses neo-liberal discourse, and the ways YAs internalize this ethic, while simultaneously finding ways to overcome its limitations. Design/methodology/approach This was a mixed methods study. First, it undertook content analysis of the most popular Israeli mainstream news media among YAs: the online news site Ynet and the TV Channel 2 news. Second, the authors undertook semi-structured in-depth interviews with 29 Israeli YAs. The analysis is based on an online survey of 600 young Israelis, aged 18–35 years. Findings Most YAs did not perceive mainstream media as enabling a reliable understanding of the issues important to them. The content analysis revealed that self-representation of YAs is rare, and that their issues were explained, and even resolved, by older adults. Furthermore, most of YAs' problems in mainstream news media were presented using a neo-liberal perspective. Finally, from the interviews, the authors learned that YAs did not find information that could help them deal with their most pressing economic and social issue, in the content offered by mainstream media. For most of them, social media overcomes these shortcomings. Originality/value Contrary to research that has explored YAs’ consumerism of new media outlets, this article explores how YAs in Israel are constructed in the media, as well as the way in which YAs understand mainstream and new social media coverage of the issues most important to them. Using media content analysis and interviews, the authors found that Young Adults tend to be ambivalent toward media coverage. They understand the lack of media information: most of them know that they do not learn enough from the media. This acknowledgment accompanies their tendency to internalize the neo-liberal logic and conservative Israeli national culture, in which class and economic redistribution are largely overlooked. Mainstream news media uses neo-liberal discourse, and young adults internalize this logic, while simultaneously finding ways to overcome the limitations this discourse offers. They do so by turning to social media, mainly Facebook. Consequently, their behavior maintains the logic of the market, while also developing new social relations, enabled by social media.

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Media, Social Media, and the Securitization of Mental Health Problems in Nepal

Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch049 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 838-859

Author(s):

Sudeep Uprety ◽

Rajesh Ghimire

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Securitization Theory ◽

Journalistic Professionalism

This chapter attempts to unfold the trend and nature of mainstream and social media coverage on mental health issues in Nepal through suicide case of Yama Buddha, a popular musician. Using the securitization theory and concepts of threat construction and threat neutralization, major findings through content analysis and key informant interviews reveal reputed mainstream media following cautious route towards threat neutralization and therefore, maintaining a level of journalistic professionalism. However, especially in the other online media, blogs, and other social media, there were sensationalist words and tone used to attract the audience, triggering various sorts of emotional responses, thereby fulfilling the act of securitization. Major recommendations from this chapter include more awareness and understanding about the nature and type of mental health problems; capacity building of journalists and media professionals to better understand and report on mental health problems; development and proper implementation of media guidelines on reporting mental health issues.

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Using the president’s tweets to understand political diversion in the age of social media

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/s41467-020-19644-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Stephan Lewandowsky ◽

Michael Jetter ◽

Ullrich K. H. Ecker

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Social Media ◽

Agenda Setting ◽

Media Coverage ◽

New York Times ◽

Political Agenda ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

The Media ◽

Increased Activity

Abstract Social media has arguably shifted political agenda-setting power away from mainstream media onto politicians. Current U.S. President Trump’s reliance on Twitter is unprecedented, but the underlying implications for agenda setting are poorly understood. Using the president as a case study, we present evidence suggesting that President Trump’s use of Twitter diverts crucial media (The New York Times and ABC News) from topics that are potentially harmful to him. We find that increased media coverage of the Mueller investigation is immediately followed by Trump tweeting increasingly about unrelated issues. This increased activity, in turn, is followed by a reduction in coverage of the Mueller investigation—a finding that is consistent with the hypothesis that President Trump’s tweets may also successfully divert the media from topics that he considers threatening. The pattern is absent in placebo analyses involving Brexit coverage and several other topics that do not present a political risk to the president. Our results are robust to the inclusion of numerous control variables and examination of several alternative explanations, although the generality of the successful diversion must be established by further investigation.

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Resistance of Hindu Traditionalist Against Sampradaya Hare Krishna Bali

Analisa Journal of Social Science and Religion ◽

10.18784/analisa.v6i02.1432 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (02) ◽

pp. 235-252

Author(s):

Raudatul Ulum ◽

Lutfi Firdausi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Common Ground ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Resolving Power ◽

Religious Groups ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Institutional Interaction ◽

Religious Traditions ◽

Hare Krishna

This research was conducted to understand the tension between two internal Hindu religious groups in Bali since 1984. The tension shows resistance of Balinese traditional Hindus to the Sampradaya or the spiritualist group of the Hare Krishna consciousness movement. The feud started from a hate speech on social media from both sides that leads to physical persecution. The research was conducted using a case study method, with interviews and observations at the scene and religious practices. This study found out that the conflict was rooted in different religious understandings between the Hare Krishna Gaudy Vaisnava theology and Balinese Hindu Traditional, as well as differences in acceptance of Balinese religious traditions. The contestation of the two parties escalated the feud on social media, then heated up to the closing of Hare Krishna's religious activities. The accumulation of tension was also triggered by religious activities and the appearance of Hare Krishna followers was considered to be in contrast to the Balinese traditional community, and the rite system was considered not to reflect Balinese customs. The research concludes that the institutional interaction between the two parties is deadlocked, although so far there is still a safety valve, namely Nyama Baraya, but the potential for conflict still arises. Similarity of ethnic background; dialogue intentions do not find common ground, the reintegration process is threatened with failure. A solution through dialogue is still the best step compared to resolving power or law enforcement, therefore efforts to bring the two parties together in dialogue must continue.

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Bioenterprise Media Strategy 2020

Journal of Commercial Biotechnology ◽

10.5912/jcb884 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Moira A. Gunn

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

New Media ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

The Media ◽

Business Media

In 2012 and 2016, the first two strategic science-business media models were published (SBBMM 1.0 and 2.0). Since that time, there have been significant changes both to the media landscape and to the usage and capability of online and social media platforms. This paper seeks to describe the current bioindustry-relevant media landscape, to introduce a new media model, the Strategic Bioenterprise Media Model 2020 (SBMM 2020), which reflects this new landscape, and to present a mainstream submodel to support the latest opportunity for biotechnology media coverage: Mainstream Media. Examples are drawn from media coverage following the FDA approvals of Zulresso from Sage Therapeutics, Aimovig from Novartis and Amgen, and AquAdvantage salmon from AquAdvantage Technologies. The overall goal of this paper is to equip bioenterprise professionals with an understanding of media dynamics and the strategic potential it brings, ultimately contributing to bioenterprise success.

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The Anti-Social Network? Framing Social Media in Wartime

Social Media + Society ◽

10.1177/2056305118800311 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 205630511880031 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Azi Lev-On

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Social Network ◽

Collective Action ◽

Public Diplomacy ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Hebrew Language ◽

Perceived Effects ◽

Media Channels

Numerous studies address the uses and perceived effects of social media, but a scholarly void exists about how it is framed in the mainstream media. This study fills this void using a content analysis of news items that included references to social media in Israel’s six daily Hebrew-language printed newspapers during the Israel–Gaza war (2014). The papers framed social media primarily as spaces of hate speech and distribution of rumors. Additional salient themes referred to social media as alternative media channels by politicians and celebrities and as arenas of public diplomacy. Social media was rarely portrayed as platforms to orchestrate collective action or to meet the enemy.

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‘Russell Brand’s a joke, right?’ Contrasting perceptions of Russell Brand’s legitimacy in grassroots and electoral politics

European Journal of Cultural Studies ◽

10.1177/1367549419861627 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 35-53

Author(s):

Ellen Watts

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Electoral Politics ◽

The Political ◽

Multiple Forms ◽

Political Field ◽

New Era ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Political Norms

Russell Brand’s interventions in the political field have taken multiple forms since he famously told Jeremy Paxman in October 2013 that he had never voted. The following year Brand joined the campaign to save the New Era estate in East London, seeking to ‘amplify’ the voices of residents by attracting positive mainstream media coverage and promoting their cause to his large social media audience. This audience, supposedly outside the ‘empty stadium’ of the mainstream campaign, was Labour leader Ed Miliband’s justification for being interviewed and endorsed by Brand during the 2015 election campaign. While the attention Brand received in both cases demonstrates his celebrity capital in the United Kingdom, he also faced contestation. Brand’s wealth complicated his claims to represent housing campaigners, while during the election his background as a working-class comedian conflicted with formal political norms. Using Saward’s theory of representative claims, this article explores how Brand made claims to represent citizens in each context and how these were evaluated. Brand’s negotiation of his status and the response he received in different political contexts is analysed drawing on fieldwork, Brand’s social media and YouTube content, and media coverage of his interventions. I argue that while Brand’s celebrity capital allowed him to work across the fields of entertainment and politics with ease, his status in the political field is dependent on successfully making claims to represent citizens.

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Title: Perineum Sunning: How Social Media Promotes Public Interest in a Potentially Harmful, Non-Evidence-Based “Wellness” Practice (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.24124 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ryan Ottwell ◽

Micah Hartwell ◽

Tracy Beswick ◽

Taylor Calli Rogers ◽

Heather Ivy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Public Interest ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Sun Exposure ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Google Trends ◽

Evidence Based ◽

User Engagement ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Observational Study Design

BACKGROUND Perineum sunning is a potentially harmful, yet popular new health trend cultivated by social media. OBJECTIVE Our primary objective is to evaluate public interest in perineum sunning. METHODS Using an observational study design, we searched Google Trends from November 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, for the following terms: “perineum sunning,” “perineum tanning”, “Metaphysical Meagan”, and “Josh Brolin.” UberSuggest was used to investigate monthly search volumes and user engagement. RESULTS Prior to the Instagram post going viral, there was no search interest in perineum sunning. ARIMA modeling for “perineum sunning” forecasted no increase in searches (0.00) if the post had not gone viral, while actual interest conveyed a relative cumulative increase of 919.00% from the day the post went viral through the end of the year. The mean interest over this time period was 26.40% (SD=27.59) over baseline (t=5.66, df=34, p<0.01). User engagement showed that nearly 50% of people who searched for “perineum sunning” were likely to click a returned link for more information. CONCLUSIONS Google Trends data demonstrated that one social media post claiming non-evidence-based health benefits of regular sun exposure — without the use of sunscreen — to the anogenital region resulted in mainstream media coverage that generated significant public interest. Medical journals, dermatologists, and other healthcare professionals have opportunities to educate and correct public misperceptions about viral wellness trends such as perineum sunning. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

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Happy birthday Mama Winnie! The cultural politics of nostalgic portraits on the Twitter feed of @WinnieMandela

International Journal of Cultural Studies ◽

10.1177/1367877917742991 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 520-538

Author(s):

Mehita Iqani

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

South African ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Public Image ◽

Gender And Politics ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Representation Of Women ◽

The Media ◽

South African Politics ◽

Use Of Social Media

This article examines the Twitter feed of @WinnieMandela (purportedly the official profile of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), in particular the trend that sees iconic portraits of her being shared by her admirers on meaningful days, such as her birthday. A notable practice on the feed is the regular sharing of historical images of Madikizela-Mandela, tweeted by some of her 69,000 followers, often on her birthday. Juxtaposing these images are current photos tweeted from her own account as well as those shared by fans who meet her and take pictures together. The article presents a visual typology of the narratives of womanly identity that are captured in the historical portraits of Madikizela-Mandela that fans share. The analysis is contextualized within scholarship on gender and politics, the representation of women politicians in the media, and the use of social media by politicians. The article theorizes the fan photo-sharing on Winnie Mandela’s Twitter feed as a process that partially constructs her public image in opposition to negative mainstream media coverage. It concludes by reflecting on what an attachment to nostalgic images of Winnie Mandela mean in the current moment in South African politics, as well in relation to communication on social media.

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