CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Fitrianingrum, Nurma |
|---|---|
| Title | Band Aid Solution to Fake-News Malaise: Causes for Fake-News Circulation and Stakeholders Policy in Combating the Malady in Indonesia |
| Summary | Indonesians have witnessed and become part of rampant proliferation of fake-news in the country in the last years. Fake-news became a problem that threatens policy implementation, people were rejecting national vaccination program caused an outbreak of Measles and Rubella in Indonesia. The studies about fake-news in Indonesian context are very limited, and on the other hand focused the attention on the use and effects of fake-news on the election process. This research attempts to identify the causes of fake-news dissemination in the country, as well as measure the government approach to combat fake-news. Based on the literature review, analysis on previous studies and government data, several causes for fake-news proliferation have been identified (1) the emergence of new social capital in the form of online community, (2) unsolved economic inequality and growing opportunity inequality, (3) increasing polarization, (4) low trust in science, (5) low critical thinking and digital literacy, (6) political asymmetry credulity, (7) evolution in online and offline media including low trust in partisan news media. To counter fake-news, government, news company, over the top companies, and fact-check communities has been working hand in hand, nonetheless the distribution of fake news remain high since the programs fails to solve the main problems. |
| Supervisor | Dragomir, Marius |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/fitrianingrum_nurma.pdf |
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