The Use of Media by Indonesian Government Regarding Policy in Handling Covid19

Jerry Indrawan (Universitas Pembangunan Nasiona Veteran Jakarta)
Asma Naili Salsabila (Brawijaya University, Malang)

Global Komunika : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik
2020: Resilience against COVID-19

The use of media as political communication is indeed effective. Moreover, in this digital era, accessing information is carried out using existing media or new media. Because it is undeniable that people have switched to something instant and easy. Given these conditions, the media is very effective if used as a one-way propaganda tool to convey government political policy. By using The Bullet Theory, it is considered suitable to dissect how the media can become one-way propaganda in the delivery of policies related to the handling of Covid-19 by the Government of Indonesia.Keywords: media, policy, covid-19, one-way propaganda