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Participatory Fan Culture and the Phenomenon of Celebrity Worship in Indonesia: An Analysis of the Artist Raffi Ahmad through the Perspective of Henry Jenkins' Theory Fatmawaty Rumra; Deddy Mulyana
Jurnal Komunikasi Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): June 2026 - Jurnal Komunikasi Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia
Publisher : Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25008/j80bcv54

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This study seeks to examine the phenomenon of participatory fan culture and practices of celebrity worship surrounding Indonesian artist Raffi Ahmad by applying Henry Jenkins’ theoretical framework on media convergence and participatory culture. This research is designed as an intrinsic case study, focusing specifically on the Indonesian digital ecosystem to provide an in-depth understanding of a particular cultural phenomenon and to avoid overgeneralization beyond this context. Using a qualitative research design, the study employs digital content analysis combined with virtual ethnography to explore how participatory practices and celebrity worship are constructed and sustained among Raffi Ahmad’s fans across multiple digital media platforms in Indonesia. The results show that fans are not positioned merely as passive audiences, but rather as active participants and content producers, or prosumers. They actively create and circulate fan-made content such as video edits, memes, reaction videos, and promotional materials related to RANS Entertainment. Furthermore, fans develop strong parasocial relationships facilitated by real-time interactions through live streaming features, which reinforce the perception of two-way intimacy between the celebrity and his audience. The research also identifies processes of absorption that, in some cases, evolve into addictive patterns of media use. These are reflected in behaviors such as continuous monitoring of celebrity-related content, fear of missing out (FOMO), and habitual doomscrolling. From a psychological perspective, Raffi Ahmad’s content provides emotional comfort for some fans, while for others it functions as a form of digital escapism from everyday pressures.
Penggunaan Terminologi dan Komunikasi Kesehatan dalam Pemberitaan #HIVAIDS Xavery Alberto Lartutul; Deddy Mulyana; Purwanti Hadisiwi
Ranah: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa Vol 14, No 2 (2025): Ranah: jurnal Kajian Bahasa
Publisher : Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26499/rnh.v14i2.8377

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The issue of HIV and AIDS is not only a health concern but also a social one, heavily influenced by how the media communicates it to the public. This study aims to examine the use of terminology and health communication practices in news coverage about HIV and people living with HIV on the online platform harianjogja.com during the period of February 2024 to June 2025. The research employs a qualitative approach using Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis model. Data were collected through documentation of news texts published within the specified period, then analyzed by examining the three dimensions of Fairclough’s framework: text, discourse practice, and social practice. The findings reveal that the news coverage remains dominated by terminology inconsistent with the UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines 2015, such as “AIDS sufferers” and “deadly virus.” The language used in the news texts tends to frame people living with HIV as objects of suffering or sources of moral threat. Editorial practices are frequently driven by considerations of audience appeal and clickbait dynamics, which in turn undermine empathetic perspectives and a human rights oriented framework.Such reporting potentially reinforces stigma, weakens public empathy, and hinders progress toward achieving the global Three Zero HIV 2030 targets. This study underscores the urgency of transforming health journalism toward a more humanistic, inclusive, and equitable approach through cross-sectoral collaboration, including with affected communities. Abstrak Isu HIV dan AIDS tidak hanya menjadi permasalahan kesehatan, tetapi juga isu sosial yang sangat dipengaruhi oleh cara media mengkomunikasikannya kepada publik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji penggunaan terminologi dan praktik komunikasi kesehatan dalam pemberitaan mengenai HIV dan orang yang hidup dengan HIV di media daring harianjogja.com selama periode Februari 2024 hingga Juni 2025. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode Analisis Wacana Kritis model Norman Fairclough. Data dikumpulkan melalui dokumentasi teks berita yang dipublikasi pada periode tersebut, kemudian dianalisis dengan menelaah tiga dimensi analisis Fairclough: teks, praktik wacana, dan praktik sosial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberitaan masih didominasi oleh istilah yang tidak sesuai dengan pedoman UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines 2015, seperti penderita AIDS dan virus mematikan. Bahasa yang digunakan dalam teks berita cenderung membingkai orang yang hidup dengan HIV sebagai objek penderitaan atau sumber ancaman moral. Praktik redaksional sering dibentuk oleh orientasi pada daya tarik publik dan logika klikbait, sehingga mengorbankan perspektif empatik dan pendekatan berbasis hak asasi manusia. Pemberitaan semacam ini berpotensi memperkuat stigma, melemahkan empati publik dan menghambat pencapaian target global Three Zero HIV 2030. Penelitian ini menegaskan urgensi transformasi jurnalisme kesehatan menuju pendekatan yang lebih humanistik, inklusif, dan adil melalui kolaborasi lintas sektor, termasuk komunitas terdampak.
Cyberbullying as social labeling in digital identity construction Aini, Rahmi; Mulyana, Deddy
Jurnal Kajian Komunikasi Vol 14, No 1 (2026): June 2026
Publisher : Universitas Padjadjaran

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24198/jkk.v14i1.70147

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Background: Cyberbullying has become a prominent feature of digital communication, influencing interpersonal interactions and the ways individuals are perceived and recognized in online spaces. Existing studies have predominantly examined cyberbullying from psychological, educational, and regulatory perspectives, emphasizing its harmful effects and the need for prevention strategies. However, less attention has been given to its role as a communicative process through which social meanings and identity categories are produced, circulated, and legitimized within digital environments. Purpose: This article examines cyberbullying as a process of social labeling and explores its contribution to digital identity construction. Methods: A qualitative conceptual approach was employed through theoretical analysis and interpretive synthesis of scholarly literature and illustrative cases. The analysis integrates labeling theory, symbolic interactionism, and digital communication theory to explain how identity is shaped through online interactions. Results: Cyberbullying operates through interconnected processes of symbolic labeling, audience participation, discursive repetition, and algorithmic amplification. These mechanisms transform isolated negative evaluations into enduring identity narratives, thereby strengthening both primary and secondary labeling. The persistence and visibility of digital communication further intensify the formation of stigma and influence identity negotiations. Conclusion: Cyberbullying extends beyond online aggression and functions as a socio-communicative process through which identities are framed, reproduced, and stabilized in networked publics. Implications: A triadic model linking communicative interaction, algorithmic amplification, and identity internalization is proposed to explain how cyberbullying shapes digital identity, offering a communication-based framework for future research and digital literacy initiatives.
KAJIAN PERKEMBANGAN KOTA BANDUNG MELALUI ASPEK ELEMEN “ ELEMEN KOTA Deddy Mulyana
Educational Building: Jurnal Pendidikan Teknik Bangunan dan Sipil Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): Educational Building: Jurnal Pendidikan Teknik Bangunan dan Sipil
Publisher : Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Bangunan Fakultas Teknik Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/ebjptbs.v7i1 JUN.26983

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Perkembangan dan bentuk struktur fisik suatu kota dapat diketahui melalui perubahan elemen- elemen kota sebagai pembentuk ruang kota. Elemen tersebut merupakan elemen fisik dan non fisik. Elemen fisik meliputi sarana transportasi, pasar, pusat pemerintahan, ruang terbuka, pusat peribadatan, tempat permukiman dan sebagainya, sedangkan elemen non fisik adalah manusia dengan segala aktivitasnya. Perkembangan Kota Bandung sesuai dengan teori Branch, yakni perkembangan kota yang sangat dipengaruhi oleh situasi dan kondisi internal. Letak strategis kota Bandung yang berada di bagian tengah Priangan sangat mempengaruhi berkembangnya Kota Bandung karena mempunyai nilai strategis terhadap daerah-daerah di sekitarnya. Perkembangan Kota Bandung kini dapat kita lihat pada kawasan pusat kota, dimana terjadinya peningkatan perkembangan fisik spasial kota, pemanfaatan ruang kota maupun aktivitas-aktivitas kota seperti pada sektor perdagangan, permukiman, pendidikan, pariwisata dan industri. Kata Kunci : Elemen Kota, Kota Bandung, Perkembangan Kota ABSTRACT The development and form of the physical structure of a city can be known through changes in the elements of the city as forming urban space. These elements are physical and non-physical elements. Physical elements include transportation facilities, markets, government centers, open spaces, centers of worship, settlements and so on, while non-physical elements are humans with all their activities. The development of Bandung City is in accordance with Branch's theory, namely the development of the city which is strongly influenced by internal situations and conditions. The strategic location of the city of Bandung which is in the middle of Priangan greatly affects the development of the city of Bandung because it has strategic value to the surrounding areas. The development of the city of Bandung can now be seen in the downtown area, where there is an increase in the physical spatial development of the city, the use of urban space and city activities such as in the trade, settlement, education, tourism and industrial sectors.Keywords : Bandung City, City Development, Elements of City
Recontextualizing Empathy: Empowerment Communication of Caregivers in a Social Nursing Home Setting Nela Rizqilillah; Deddy Mulyana; Yanti Setianti
EKSPRESI DAN PERSEPSI : JURNAL ILMU KOMUNIKASI Vol 9 No 2 (2026): May
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33822/jep.v9i2.14191

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The aging population phenomenon in Indonesia has led to an increasing need for long-term care services for the elderly, particularly within formal institutions such as social nursing homes. In this context, empathy is often understood as an affective response manifested as protection and total assistance from caregivers to the elderly. However, such an understanding has the potential to foster paternalistic relationships that may actually undermine the functional autonomy of the elderly. This article aims to explore and recontextualize the empathic communication practices of caregivers in social nursing homes through an empowerment lens. This research utilizes a qualitative approach, employing in-depth interviews and observations of caregivers and administrators at a social nursing home. The findings indicate that caregivers consistently encourage the elderly to remain independent in their daily activities, a practice interpreted as an attitude of tega. This represents a form of active empathy oriented toward empowerment rather than indulgence. Such communication practices are shown to contribute to the maintenance of physiological self-reliance as well as the psychological well-being of the elderly. This article offers a recontextualization of empathy, shifting from emotional resonance to wisdom in action, while proposing empowerment communication as a contextually grounded empathic framework in the context of geriatric care.
Co-Authors Ahmad Zuhdi Firdaus Aini, Rahmi Amalia Djuwita Andang Iskandar Andang Iskandar, Andang Andi Subhan Amir Anjelia, Lydia Okva Arifi Arifi Asep Suryana Astri Wulandari Atie Rachmiatie Atwar Bajari Benazir Bona Pratamawaty Bertha Sri Eko Cece Sobarna Dadang Rahmat Hidayat Dadang Sugiana Damayanti, Ninis Agustini Devie Rahmawati Devie Rahmawati Diah Fatma Sjoraida Diah Fatma Sjoraida Dian Wardiana Sjuchro dicky yusuf budiman kusmayadi Dicky Yusuf Budiman Kusmayadi Diky Muhamad Fajar Dwi Budi Santoso Edwin Rizal Eeng Ahman, Eeng Efi Fadilah Eni Maryani Fakhri Zakaria Farida Agus Setiawati Fatmawaty Rumra Fiona Verity Giri Lumakto Gita Anita Hanny Hafiar Harningsih, Harningsih Henny Sri Mulyani Rohayati Hermito Gidion Hidayat, Veny Hussein Gibreel Musa Ilham Gemiharto Ira Mirawati Janah Sojanah, Janah Jenny Ratna Suminar Jenny Ratna Suminar K. Y.S. Putri Kadri Kadri Kadri Kadri Kamil, Dinda Nur Griya Kurniansyah, Rafli Akram Lartutul, Xavery Alberto Leviane Jackelin Lotulung Linda Zakiah Maimon Herawati Mila Viendyasari Navarro, Charles Julian Santos Nela Rizqilillah Nia Kurniati Nindi Aristi Ninis Agustini Damayani Normansyah Nuraini, Fira Pujia Nuraini, Nanan Pandan Yudhapramesti Pawit M. Yusuf, Pawit M. Purwanti Hadisiwi Rachmi Kurnia Siregar Rayni Delya Hafni Rudy Harjanto S. Bekti Istiyanto Santi Susanti Santi Susanti, Santi Sarah Aisha Shaharoun, Awaluddin Siti Karlinah Sri Seti Indriani Sumin, Sumin Susanne Dida Susie Perbawasari Susie Purbawasari Tedjakumala, Ingrid Tendy Y. Ramadin Tine Silvana Rachmawati Tine Silvana Rachmawati Ujang Asmara Utamidewi, Wahyu Utamidewi, Wahyu Ute Lies Siti Khadijah Wiratri Anindhita, Wiratri Xavery Alberto Lartutul Yanti Setianti Yaputra, Albert Yudhawirawan, Radhi Abimanyu Yulia Ayriza Yuyu Yohana Risagarniwa