Currently a lot of information from various sources received by the public. However, it should be noted that not all of the information that is distributed is true or valid information. Therefore, the public is expected not to provide or participate in disseminating information from unclear sources. Moreover, information that has been declared a hoax.
In addition, things that can be done to prevent the spread of hoax information are the activeness of public media activists and media people to directly educate and provide information in the social media ecosystem. The presence of media people in the social media ecosystem can create interactions with other users that are effective in preventing the spread of hoaxes, so the role of media people in people’s lives is so important.
In the current Covid-19 pandemic, the public media clearly has a large and varied role. How could it not be, the public gets more information through the media. What is conveyed by the media, generally will be guided by the general public. Currently, media has become a necessity in human life.
Based on this, the public media is the leading source of information obtained by the public in addition to direct information from the government. So that its role in society cannot be underestimated. The task of the mass media is to provide up-to-date information about events around us, both positive and negative information that need attention.
Media people must also synergize with the government so that the messages conveyed by the government can be well received and are expected to build positive perceptions of the community to be more sensitive to the current situation, such as an appeal to maintain physical distance as an effort to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19. .
The public optimism built by the mass media must also be conveyed continuously so that the public does not panic and remain vigilant about this pandemic. The media plays a role in inspiring community discipline in complying with and implementing health protocols and increasing community productivity in the midst of a pandemic. Later, the product of the news offerings will be the driving force for changes in people’s attitudes to a positive direction so that they can live in a new order so that they can accelerate the handling of Covid-19.
Let’s together guard the conduciveness of public media lines around government policies to build community resilience and health towards a resilient Indonesia.