Portraying Indonesia's Media Power: Election and Political Control A 5-minute presentation material in Media and Information Discussion Group (DG-8) for the 41st Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP)

1. Portraying Indonesia’s Media Power
Election and Political Control
RARA EDWIN NUNA HIJJAZ
DG8 |media and information

2. mainstream media new media
… for election campaign

3. big city
small town
village
Mainstream Media
broad
coverage
more
audience
wide
distribution
in significant portion controlled by strong
political interest

4. new media 72 million
penetration
Source: Statista (2014)
mid-
upper
class
educated,
outspoken,
up-to-date,
influential

5. media
impact opportunity
People’s voice is getting amplified
(influencing decision-maker)
Political awareness and participation
on election increases
Transparency cranks up downright

6. media
impact challenge
overly outspoken new media utilization may
cause real life relationship worsening
smear campaign escalates much
rapidly like never before
people’s confusion on weighed-down
media release

7. promoting “online etiquette” as
it is in real life
Encouraging more real life
discussion in lieu of twit-war and
other online defamation
being more selective on media
digest (multi-check)
promoting healthy media
education either through
online or offline campaign
YOUTH’S DOs

8. terima kasih
thank you
ありがとう
salamat
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សូមអរគុណ cảm ơn bạn
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谢谢
DG8 |media and information