Jurnal Mantik
Vol. 7 No. 4 (2024): February: Manajemen, Teknologi Informatika dan Komunikasi (Mantik)

The influence of using Instagram @dishubsurakarta on fulfilling followers' information needs

Anisa Fitriyani (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Budi Santoso (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Feb 2024

Abstract

The use of Instagram social media has been utilized by government agency public relations, including the Surakarta Transportation Service, in an effort to meet the public's information needs. This research aims to determine the influence of Intagram @dishubsurakarta on fulfilling the information needs of its followers. This research uses quantitative methodology by distributing questionnaires to followers of Instagram @dishubsurakarta online. This research uses the Uses & Gratification Needs theory of Herbert Blumer and Elihu Katz. The population of this research are followers of the @dishubsurakarta account. The sample from this research consisted of 100 respondents taken using probability sampling techniques. The data analysis techniques used in this research are descriptive tests, validity tests, reliability tests, normality tests, paired t tests and simple linear regression. The research results based on the t hypothesis test, simple linear regression test, coefficient of determination, provide results that the social media use variable (X) has a significant positive effect on the information needs variable (Y).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mantik

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jurnal Mantik (Manajemen, Teknologi Informatika dan Komunikasi) is a scientific journal in information systems/informati containing the scientific literature on studies of pure and applied research in information systems/information technology,Comptuer Science and management science and public ...