Misinformation and disinformation are widespread in society, as well as during the outbreak of COVID-19. Much of this information is partly accurate, but the others are not, making it difficult for people to find reliable sources and guides. This study aims to see the tendency of misinformation and disinformation related to COVID-19, which has been fact-checked by Mafindo in January -July 2020 period using quantitative content analysis. The misinformation and disinformation criteria refer to the seven UNESCO types. They were analyzed using the disinformation triangle model by Victoria L. Rubin. The results showed that the highest intensity of COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation was in March, April, and May. Misinformation and disinformation are mostly disseminated through the platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. The types of content that are most widely shared are misleading content, fabricated content, and false context. Besides, personal opinions are also the source of the most common COVID-19 misinformation during January-July 2020.

<p><em>The use of social media in searching for information relating to political issues has become immensely crucial since in those domains the information appearing is often biased and dominated by certain parties or groups. One of the political information that has frequently emerged in Indonesia is about Papua. The significance of this research because Papua is a crucial problem in Indonesian history, and its conversation has continued, especially in social media. This study intends to examine the use of social media in searching for information about Papua. That is a novelty of research because no one has examined Papua in terms of the use of social media. The Uses and Gratification Theory is used in the study with a mixed method approach as both quantitative and qualitative data were concurrently utilized. Quantitative data obtained from a questionnaire distributed to 100 UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta students. UPN was selected because they are a state defense campus and provide state defense material to students. While qualitative data from in-depth interviews with some sources. In conclusion, social media cannot be used as the only media for seeking information about Papua. Audiences actively choose the media based on their motivation, experience, and satisfaction.</em></p>

The writing ability of the lecturers of the Communication Studies Study Program still needs to be improved considering that the number of scientific articles written by the UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta lecturers in general and the lecturers of the Communication Studies Study Program, in particular, is still tiny, so it is deemed necessary to carry out specific assessments of the lecturers so that the number of scientific articles written in Accredited journals is increasing. Improving the writing ability of lecturers in accredited journals is carried out through training with the Addie model. This study aims to find out how the Addie model is used by the Communication Studies Study Program to improve the pedagogic competence of lecturers in terms of the ability to write accredited journals. Using the Research and Development (RnD) approach through the stages of the ADDIE model, this study involved 30 lecturers of the Department of Communication Sciences UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta as participants. The results of this study are the training model. The developed training model is quite effective in increasing the ability of participants to write and produce scientific papers of international standard. This can be seen from the changes in the contents of the manuscripts submitted before and after the training and the assessment carried out by the supervisors, which showed significant progress in the quality of the participants' writings. The training activities also increased the perception of lecturers in the Department of Communication Sciences UPN Veteran Yogyakarta regarding their ability to write scientific papers for international publications.

<p><em>In Timbulharjo Village, Sewon District, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, the Covid-19 pandemic has reached its fifth month. Individual citizens have economic limitations in preventing a pandemic. Refusal of migrants / refugees who need a place of independent isolation has the potential to increase conflict. These conditions make the installation of independent isolation and the accompanying empowerment program needed by community.</em><em> </em><em>This program helps solve citizens' problems. The program was built through collaborative community service and facilitation processes, thereby stimulating residents to realize other local initiatives in dealing with Covid-19. This dedication not only provides relief items, but also harmonizes local planning, management and resources that can be carried out independently by the community.</em><em> </em><em>Planning and implementation of the program is done on a multi-party basis (pentahelix). Citizens as subjects supported by the village government, educational institutions, business institutions, and the media. University of Pembangunan Nasipnal Veteran Yogyakarta represent educational institutions, in which there are Disaster Management Study Program, Disaster Management Study Centers, Covid-19 Task Force, UPN TV, and Alumni Association.</em></p>

Paradigma KB sudah bergeser dari pengendalian populasi dan penurunan fertilitas ke kesehatan reproduksi dengan memperhatikan hak reproduksi dan kesetaraan gender. Salah satu upaya atau upayanya adalah partisipasi laki-laki dalam KB baik itu dengan cara condor maupun vasektomi. Sosialisasi Metode MOP memang tidak mudah. Banyak kontradiksi datang dari suami dan istri. Aspek agama juga menjadi salah satu pertimbangan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui implementasi komunikasi pemasaran metode vasektomi di Kota Pekalongan. Metode penelitian adalah pengumpulan data melalui observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sosialisasi MOP hampir tidak pernah dilakukan sebelumnya. Target peserta juga tidak ada. Penerapan KIE dengan menerapkan komunikasi pemasaran untuk MOP mendapatkan respon yang lebih baik dari tim konselor dan masyarakat. GerebekPasar efektif untuk menciptakan opini publik. GerebegPasar merupakan penyuluhan yang diadakan di tempat-tempat umum seperti pasar. Tim marketing dilengkapi dengan brosur dan loudspeaker untuk mendapatkan respon dari pengunjung pasar. Masyarakat sangat antusias dan tidak sungkan untuk bertanya tentang MOP. Penyuluhan juga efektif untuk menciptakan opini publik karena dihadiri oleh ulama, dokter dan peserta MOP yang memberikan informasi yang memuaskan. Komunikasi tatap muka efektif untuk perubahan perilaku karena setiap calon peserta dapat bertanya secara efektif. Motivasi menggunakan persona menciptakan keterkaitan antara petugas dan calon peserta MOP. Usai kegiatan KIE ini, ada 6 pasangan yang mengikuti program ini.