INJECT Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026)

Performing Policy Through Music: Affective Government Communication of the MBG Jingle on TikTok

Muhammad Gantira (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Atwar Bajari (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Edwin Rizal (Universitas Padjadjaran)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Apr 2026

Abstract

The Free Nutritious Meals Program (MBG) has sparked intense public debate in Indonesia, particularly concerning food safety and public trust. While discussion on text-based platforms are largely dominated by critical and deliberative discourse, less attention has been given to how public responses emerge when the same policy is presented through emotive, music-based content on entertainment oriented platforms. This study aims to investigate how MBG is received when communicated through jingle within TikTok space. Using sentiment analysis as a tool to examine the pattern of audience response. The findings reveal a heterogeneous sentiment expression. Drawing on Arousal Theory and platform affordance perspectives, this study addresses platform affordance shape how the community interact within the space itself. TikTok facilitates policy communication as performative and emotional engagement, where visible positivity reflects platform shaped affective participation rather than policy approval.

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inject

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Religion Computer Science & IT Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Focus and Scope INJECT journal focuses on the discussion of interdisciplinary communication, social-religious research that includes culture, Media Communication using quantitative or qualitative research methods. This journal is a media to accommodate the result of field research of students, ...