International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)
Vol 4 No 2 (2022): International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)

Crisis Communication Strategy PT. PLN (Persero) in Responding to Electric Blackout in Jakarta in 2019

Istikhana Nurulhuda (Communication Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia)
Maulina Pia Wulandari (Communication Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia)
Bambang Dwi Prasetyo (Communication Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2022

Abstract

Electricity is a primary need for people in the world, including Indonesia. PT. PLN (Persero) is the only electric company in Indonesia that provides electricity. The electricity blackout that occurred on August 4, 2019 in Jakarta as well as in several areas in West Java, Banten and Central Java paralyzed residents' activities, public services and industry. Using descriptive qualitative methods based on Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) with data collected through documents in the form of news related to the electricity blackout, this study tries to identify and describe how the Public Relations of PT. PLN (Persero) as a company that provides electricity uses a strategy to manage and deal with the crisis. The results of this study indicate that the Public Relations of PT. PLN (Persero) uses a combination of primary crisis response strategies between a reduction strategy (minimized) and a rebuild strategy (rebuild). In addition, they also use a secondary crisis response strategy in the form of a boosting strategy and a victim strategy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijsoc

Publisher

Subject

Materials Science & Nanotechnology Social Sciences

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International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC) is open access and peer-reviewed journal with e-ISSN (2715-8780), IJSOC is an international journal devoted to the study of science and technology in a social context. It focuses on the way in which advances in science and technology influence ...