Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2025): Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi (Sinta 2)

Public Information Disclosure and Crisis Communication in the Time of the COVID-19 Outbreak

Safaria, Anne Friday (Unknown)
Malik, Dedy Djamaluddin (Unknown)
Rachmiatie, Atie (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Aug 2025

Abstract

This article aims to determine how the government implemented public information disclosure and crisis communication management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theoretically, crisis communication is divided into three phases: pre-crisis, crisis phase, and post-crisis. This article uses a qualitative approach by framing  (qualitative content analysis) issues related to crisis communication. Data collection comes from government media outlets as primary data and non-government media, books, journal articles, and other documents as secondary data. This study found that the content of the information conveyed is divided into three phases of crisis communication. Still, the government has been unable to handle crisis communication during the COVID-19 pandemic optimally. This is due to a lack of preparation in collecting pandemic data, a lack of coordination between institutions and elites, and the failure to disseminate public information that has not been widespread across all regions/provinces. This research is expected to contribute to the theory and practice of Public Administration and Communication, particularly in formulating and implementing public policies for crisis communication management in dealing with future crises.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mediator

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi focuses on communication studies and media. Although centered on communication, the Mediator is open and welcomes the contribution of many disciplines and approaches that meet at crossroads with communication studies. The type of writing is in the form of scientific ...