Climate change awareness of gen z: the influence of frame and jargon on online news

Ariestya, Angga; Paramitha, Gracia; Elmada, Maria Advenita Gita

doi:10.25139/jsk.v6i3.5287

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“…One student mentioned that they just memorising the definition of pollution without really understanding the real issue since they had never been in those kinds of situations. This finding is opposite to Indikator's (2021) and Ariestya et al . (2022) study that said the young generation in Indonesia is highly aware of climate change.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…All of the participant groups revealed the same that they are worried about the cost they must spend every time traveling, which strengthens the previous research study by Himmel et al . (2014) and Ariestya et al . (2022).…”

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confidence: 95%

“…As a way to avoid this responsibility, young people prefer to prioritize other agendas rather than climate change. For example, they ultimately care about the cost and risk of programs (Ariestya et al ., 2022; Himmel et al ., 2014) and their personal outlook (Johnstone and Lindh, 2022) rather than thinking about the danger of environmental issues. Thus, engaging with youths in proenvironmental programs is a highly challenging task.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, there is a lack of research to explore factors that may hinder young people from participating in proenvironmental activities. Some Indonesian research focused on how the proenvironmental campaign design (Briandana et al ., 2022) creates public awareness through media (Ariestya et al ., 2022; Bassar et al ., 2018; Plush et al ., 2020), and identity (Nilan, 2020; Parker et al ., 2018). Thus, this study aims to illustrate the main issue of their participation while looking for possible way to engage with them in a sustainability program.…”

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Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Ratriyana

2023

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PurposeYouths are known as a challenging group to be engaged in environmental programs due to their fickle characteristic. This study would like to offer Global South and developing countries' perspectives by using Indonesia as a case study. This study gives a lesson about the top-down approach in Indonesia's proenvironmental program and its trajectories toward youth participation.Design/methodology/approachUsing a case study approach, this article tries to deeply understand the issues happening in Indonesia, particularly among the young people living in several cities in Indonesia. The author was helped by the first participant, a student with experience with air pollution campaigns. Using snowball approach, the authors was helped by the first participant to contact with her friends from different cities to join as the participant in this research. To obtain their dynamic perspectives, the researcher conducted three focus group discussions via Zoom, each with a duration of 1.5–2 h. The researcher asked for their written permission to be participants through WhatsApp text and then verbally via Zoom video call. This research was done during the lockdown status of COVID-19 pandemic; thus, it was advised to do every research activity online. Based on their experience, the participants were divided into three groups: volunteers, influencers and university students aged 18–21. These Focus Group Discussion (FGD) results were transcribed and coded into behavior, peer support and knowledge by the author.FindingsThis study found that youths in Indonesia are concerned about the community's perspective on the environment; thus, their behavior will mirror others as part of a collectivist society. Parents, friends and the community are their role models when practicing proenvironmental behavior. Next, environmental education should be embedded in school curricula and religious centers. In addition, they should apply an open and democratic approach to reach youths' participation effectively. Programs and curricula with a top-down approach should be avoided to maintain sustainable actions. Last, there is an urgent need to develop citizens' literacy about environmental issues because it will highly influence young generations.Research limitations/implicationsThere should be more discussion on developing environmental knowledge for citizens at large. First, the next research should focus on the curricula development in formal and nonformal organisations, focusing on youths' voices during the process. In a proenvironmental program, honoring and prioritizing youth voices is central to youth work. Second, there should be further research on using a democratic approach for building conversation and discussion on environmental issues rather than a top-down approach. Further, researchers must focus on Indonesians' literacy in general, especially older and mature citizens, since their perspective will affect youths' behavior in the long term. These positive attitudes cannot be perceived and sustained if the community comments negatively toward proenvironmental behavior. Last, there is a lack of exploration to the influencers group to show their differences with other groups. Other researchers could further explore this in the future.Practical implicationsMultiple approaches must be used continuously to ask and seek youths' opinions, listen to what youths want and then prioritize them in the program. Rather than using programmatic design and delivery to shape social attitudes and behavior, campaigners should discuss with youths and influencers on creating their campaigns rather than maintain the program's sustainability. Environmental campaign messages should integrate with creative storytelling to build engagement with young people. By implementing this, youths could share their expressions using photography, narration, music, etc.Originality/valueIndonesia becomes a significant case study for this research due to its political and cultural system. Indonesia is known as a paternalistic and corporatist country where the practice of citizenship is challenged by the issue of power dynamics and imbalance. Therefore, a top-down communication is a common practice to create a quick-fix solution to foster productivity. Further, Indonesia has an environmental problem which made it vital for climate study. Globally, Indonesia ranks third in greenhouse gas emission after China and India. Recently, its capital city, Jakarta, is ranked as the worst-polluted city in the world.

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“…Climate change is one of the most frequently discussed global issues since it has the greatest impact on people everywhere. In addition, climate change necessitates the worldwide anticipation of activities (Ariestya et al, 2022). At both the individual and global levels, there is a need for knowledge of the significance of sustaining concern for the environment.…”

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Twitter as Potential Medium for Organization: Constructing Green Messages on Twitter

Wibowo

Syafuddin

Elmada

2023

JURKOM

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This study examines the topic of environmental sustainability, which is currently emphasized by governments and organizations. How do organizations, in particular, utilize the term "green" to designate their products and services? A green label plays a crucial role in establishing a favorable reputation for an organization, allowing it to be identified as a promoter of environmental sustainability. This study explores the utilization of the green concept on Twitter deeper. Utilizing the Netlytic program, tweets containing the terms "green" or "environmental" are submitted to a content analysis. This study shows, using collected data, that Twitter is utilized as a "technology weapon" to promote the organization's image. By accommodating digital traces by users on Twitter, researchers see a "digital space" formed to be utilized as a space for organizations to produce content based on environmental communication. This information has consequences for the green labeling of an organization and enables the enhancement of a good image that adds value to the organization's reputation to establish itself as a pro-environmental organization. Important findings from this study suggest that Twitter could be utilized by organizations to improve their status on the map as a green organization.

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The Impact of Social Media on Climate Change Perceptions: A Case Study of Indonesian Gen-Z

Calista,

Yenni

2023

E3S Web Conf.

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Climate change has become one of the most concerning issues in the 21st century. As it becomes a global problem, Indonesia can also feel the significant impact of climate change due to its geographical position. However, the Indonesian public’s attention and awareness regarding climate change are low. One of the ways to spread awareness efficiently is through social media. Social media also has the ability to affect perceptions. Thus, it is important to understand Indonesia, specifically Gen-Z’s characteristics. This study aims to analyze the impact of social media on climate change perceptions using perception indicators and based on geographical position (rural versus urban area). This research focuses on providing insights into how social media platforms can shape understanding and guidance in making environmental campaigns in Jakarta and Bogor. Therefore, this study uses a quantitative descriptive analysis methodology through a questionnaire to collect data. Using Google Forms, the survey was distributed for four days and acquired 400 Gen-Z participants between the ages of 15-23 living in either Jakarta or Bogor. The results of this study found that social media has a small impact on Indonesian Gen-Z climate change perception.

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Climate change awareness of gen z: the influence of frame and jargon on online news

Cited by 5 publications

References 42 publications

Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Why they do not care? Exploring young Indonesians' low participation in proenvironmental activities

Twitter as Potential Medium for Organization: Constructing Green Messages on Twitter

The Impact of Social Media on Climate Change Perceptions: A Case Study of Indonesian Gen-Z

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