Shifting Meme Content during Information Development on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1633/JISTaP.2022.10.1.3

Kadri Kadri, J. Jumrah

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Abstract

This research aims to identify and reveal the meaning of memes about COVID-19, and explain changes in meme content in regard to the information development of COVID-19 in Indonesia published by the mass media and online media. The data is sourced from memes that are shared on social media, especially WhatsApp groups in the period of January to June 2020. To reveal the meaning of memes, a semiotic analysis of Roland Barthes’ model is used. Qualitative analysis is used to reveal the relationship between memes and the information development of COVID-19 in Indonesia. The results of the study show that meme content has shifted according to three stages of information development of COVID-19 in Indonesia published by the mass media and online media. When COVID-19 was not yet confirmed in Indonesia, meme content contained mostly humor that was not educative, moreover it seemed to underestimate the coronavirus. Meme content which is mostly humorous and pornographic occurred when COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia and during the lockdown policy. At last, as the government has begun to distribute social assistance, the meme content looks more critical. The results of this research emphasize the urgency of the mass media as a source of public information during the COVID-19 pandemic, become a reference for the community in making memes as a forum for expressing feelings and social criticism, and serve as a reference for the government to act and make the right decisions related to the pandemic that is endemic in their country © Kadri Kadri, Jumrah Jumrah, 2022

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在印度尼西亚COVID-19大流行信息开发过程中模因内容的变化

本研究旨在识别和揭示关于COVID-19的模因的含义，并解释大众媒体和网络媒体发布的关于COVID-19在印度尼西亚的信息发展的模因内容的变化。这些数据来自于2020年1月至6月期间在社交媒体上分享的表情包，尤其是WhatsApp群。为了揭示模因的意义，本文对罗兰·巴特的模因模型进行了符号学分析。定性分析揭示模因与印尼COVID-19信息发展的关系。研究结果表明，根据大众媒体和网络媒体发布的印度尼西亚COVID-19信息发展的三个阶段，模因内容发生了变化。当印尼还没有确诊新冠病毒时，表情包内容主要是幽默，没有教育意义，而且似乎低估了冠状病毒。在印度尼西亚确诊新冠疫情和封锁政策期间，出现了以幽默和色情为主的表情包内容。最后，随着政府开始发放社会救助，表情包内容显得更加关键。本研究的结果强调了大众媒体在COVID-19大流行期间作为公共信息来源的紧迫性，成为社区制作模因作为表达情感和社会批评论坛的参考，并为政府采取行动并做出与本国流行的大流行相关的正确决策提供参考©Kadri Kadri, Jumrah Jumrah, 2022

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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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1.10

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12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice (JISTaP) is an international journal that aims at publishing original studies, review papers and brief communications on information science theory and practice. The journal provides an international forum for practical as well as theoretical research in the interdisciplinary areas of information science, such as information processing and management, knowledge organization, scholarly communication and bibliometrics. To foster scholarly communication among researchers and practitioners of library and information science around the globe, JISTaP offers a no-fee open access publishing venue where a team of dedicated editors, reviewers and staff members volunteer their services to ensure rapid dissemination and communication of scholarly works that make significant contributions. In a modern society, where information production and consumption grow at an astronomical rate, the science of information management, organization, and analysis is invaluable in effective utilization of information. The key objective of the journal is to foster research that can contribute to advancements and innovations in the theory and practice of information and library science so as to promote timely application of the findings from scientific investigations to everyday life. Recognizing the importance of the global perspective with understanding of region-specific issues, JISTaP encourages submissions of manuscripts that discuss global implications of regional findings as well as regional implications of global findings.