Political Communication and Public Sphere Democracy (An Analysis: The Hashtags Usage of Rejection the Omnibus Law 2020 on Twitter)

Abstract

In academic research, the Internet and the public domain's topic now has a permanent place; it is entering the mainstream of political communication studies. The coming out of the same ideas and opinions with social media can build a discourse for further discussion. One of the viral and trending discourses on Indonesian twitter was the rejection of OMNIBUSLAW; many people issued opinions using the hashtags #MosiTidakPercaya and #Tolakomnibuslaw, which emerged as a result of the passing of the omnibus law, which contains many irregularities in its ratification. This research was conducted by taking data on Twitter in October 2020 and processed using the Nvivo 12 Plus software. The results of this study indicate that the social media using twitter as information is 25%, where the public uses Twitter as a means of seeking information on the Job Creation Bill in its development process and its rejection in it, political communication is 48%, communication that is built has an interest in running political goals and as a movement. 25% of politics in pressuring the government and forming public opinion on the Work Creation Bill and a place for public space to communicate can be seen in the public space that people are interested in voicing their anxieties if there is a disagreement of opinion between stakeholders and the wider community.

Praktik Kewargaan Digital Sebagai Edukasi Publik: Kajian Aktivisme Digital Di Indonesia

“…Sirkulasi berita online seringkali dimuat dalam tagar spesifik agar memudahkan masyarakat untuk menemukannya (Ayudha 2022). Berita online berkaitan dengan pengetahuan tentang isu politik secara umum yang dapat memperkuat diskusi sekaligus memperoleh pengetahuan-pengetahuan baru (Setiawan et al 2021).…”

“…Kemampuan media sosial yang menjadi arena edukasi sekaligus aktivisme telah diteliti oleh Firamadhina & Krisnani (2021), dalam penelitian tersebut mereka melihat bahwa aktivisme di media sosial merupakan edukasi digital yang bersifat tidak formal, karena informasi yang disajikan dalam aktivisme digital merupakan informasi berbeda jika dibandingkan dengan informasi yang diperoleh di sekolah. Setiawan (2021) melihat dalam aktivisme Omnibus Law di Twitter terdapat beragam jenis partisipasi politik masyarakat seperti propaganda, penanda tanganan petisi, donasi, serta opini personal yang menggambarkan pandangan dari individu yang terlibat. Aktivisme digital selalu membawa kepentingan tertentu, para aktivis akan menyampaikan tuntutan ini dengan menghubungkannya kedalam konteks sosial agar masyarakat dapat lebih mudah dalam menangkap substansinya.…”

The analysis of the hashtag #Jokowi404NotFound on Twitter in protesting mural removal in the public sphere

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“…This online protest is also an effort by the community to reject the ratification of the Job Creation Bill. Similar to the #OccupyWallStreet action, the resistance against the ratification of the Job Creation Bill was also accompanied by large-scale demonstrations in various regions in Indonesia (Saputra et al, 2021). Unfortunately, even though the action on the streets was massive and quite intense, the government still ratified the Job Creation Law on November 2, 2020.…”

Sentiment Analysis of Health Care Professionals on Twitter

“…In contrast to traditional media, which function as one-way communication channels, social media links such as Twitter enable users to actively exchange opinions and ideas. (Setiawan et al, 2021). Twitter has become a new platform for people to practice and express certain behaviors, such as the expression of opinions on particular issues.…”