scholarly journals An Investigation of the Use of Language, Social Identity and Multicultural Values for Nation-Building in Malaysian Outdoor Advertising

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Ahmad Tajuddin ◽  
Noraini Zulkepli

The mass media in the form of advertising is extensively employed in the process of nation-building in Malaysia. Advertising has been used as an important tool for educating the public about State issues, ensuring diverse cultures are equally represented and the multicultural values are emphasized to the fullest. The objective of the present study is to investigate how outdoor advertising, particularly billboards, promotes the language, social identity, and multicultural values of Malaysian society for nation-building. In Malaysia, the extensive use of advertisements has been argued as one of the most powerful mechanisms to enhance Malaysian identity, foster interactions and thus contribute to the process of nation-building even though it is portrayed in a banal and routine way. To achieve its objective, this paper utilizes semiotic methodology to examine 11 billboards to understand the relationships between texts and visuals that communicate messages to the public. The findings revealed that the billboards do not only communicate pro-social messages, but also reflect the language, social identity and multicultural values of Malaysian society towards nation-building. This study expands the work of outdoor advertising within the Malaysian society and contributes to Semiotic Analysis by examining textual-visual elements of billboards.

Koneksi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
William William ◽  
Septia Winduwati

The Joker film is a film with the psychology genre by director Todd Phillips which is produced by the Warner Bros. studio with Joaquin Phoenix as the main character. The story of this film tends to be dark and dark and is considered to also affect one's psychology. Most of the communication and information obtained by the public comes from the mass media. Mass media is a form of media or means of communication used to disseminate information or news to the public or the public. The method used by the researcher is qualitative using the research method with semiotic analysis of Ferdinand De Saussure which analyzes the existing signs with documentation techniques carried out by the researcher. This study focuses on the process carried out to prove the existence of representations of non-physical violence in the Joker film. The researcher aims to show that there is an element of non-physical violence representation through the selection of scenes, text and images. The results of this study can be concluded that violence can be done non-physically, such as slander, abuse, and made jokes for those around him. Film Joker merupakan film dengan genre psikologi karya sutradara Todd Phillips yang diproduksi studio Warner Bros dengan Joaquin Phoenix sebagai pemeran utama. Kisah dari film ini cenderung kelam dan gelap serta dinilai juga bisa mempengaruhi psikologi seseorang. Komunikasi dan informasi yang diperoleh masyarakat sebagian besar berasal dari media massa. Media massa merupakan salah satu bentuk media atau sarana komunikasi yang digunakan untuk menyebarluaskan informasi atau berita kepada publik atau masyarakat. Metode yang digunakan oleh peneliti merupakan metode kualitatif dengan melakukan analisis semiotika Ferdinand De Saussure, yang menganalisa tanda-tanda yang ada dengan teknik dokumentasi yang dilakukan oleh peneliti. Penelitian ini berfokus pada proses yang dilakukan untuk membuktikan adanya representasi kekerasan non-fisik pada film Joker. Peneliti bertujuan menunjukkan adanya unsur representasi kekerasan non-fisik melalui pemilihan scene-scene, teks dan gambar. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kekerasan bisa dilakukan secara non-fisik seperti difitnah, dimaki, dijadikan bahan tertawaan bagi orang di sekitarnya. Individu yang lemah kemudian mempertahankan dirinya sendiri dalam keinginan untuk melukai atau mengikuti orang. Ini membuat individu menjadi tertekan, dan depresi. Tindakan perundungan atau bullying dalam bentuk kekerasan non-fisik dapat menyebakan permasalahan serius yang seharusnya lebih diperhatikan masyarakat seperti depresi, anti sosial, kecemasan, dan lainnya.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (25) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Kirill V. Aksenov ◽  
◽  
Diana A. Bagdasaryan ◽  

The article is devoted to the issue of communication strategy in the mass media and PR-departments in organizations of various orientations. The authors draw attention to the existing practice of similar, repetitive messages that fill the information space. This complicates the perception of information by the public and makes this process boring and uninteresting. As one way of solving the problem, it is proposed to focus on unique information offers in communications. The authors believe that a wide potential audience is not aware of truly unique information offers of the mass media or PR departments of companies and organizations. A unique information offer is lost in the conditions of the growing tradition to consume news information from the social media feed, subscribing to a large number of public pages, unless these offers are made by popular and well-known companies. For instance, the authors of the article study unique information offers made by the media service of a football club in March-June 2020 in the context of the coronavirus crisis and the absence of matches. This is one of the most popular Russian clubs, well-known even to those Russians who are not football fans. Moreover, the authors also examine the unique information offers of a beauty company, with some of them not directly related to their products. As a result, theauthors suggest that it is worth advertising not only products on external resources, but also unique information offers directly.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-161
Author(s):  
Kartika Ayu Ardhanariswari ◽  
Krisnandini Wahyu Pratiwi

The Indonesian government is set to follow through with the plan for five super-priority tourist destinations. The five super-priority tourist destinations are Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Borobudur Temple in Central Java, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara, Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara, and Likupang in North Sulawesi. Borobudur temple is known as one of the plans for five super-priority tourist destinations. Managed directly by the Badan Otorita Borobudur, it offers various exciting and different facilities from the others. This study aims to find out the communication strategy carried out by the Badan Otorita Borobudur on Borobudur as a super-priority tourist destination. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen collaboration through Penta helix's synergy (business, government, community, academia, and the mass media). This research uses a case study method; data collection is done by interview and observation. This study indicates that Badan Otorita Borobudur implements several collaboration strategies to introduce Borobudur to the public and with support from the community, academia, and the mass media. From this research, it can be seen that the Badan Otorita Borobudur has carried out the stages of their collaboration strategy well, and the message to be conveyed to the public can be received well. For this reason, the collaborative discussion of the Pentahelix model for the development of Borobudur Temple as one of the super-priority tourism destinations is essential to note. Based on the conclusion of joint activities, it can be seen from the impact of tourism management. The existence of Borobudur tourism is felt to have not had a direct effect on the community's welfare around Borobudur Temple.


Author(s):  
Jane Mummery ◽  
Debbie Rodan

Contending that media users are more than consumers and that the mass media are able to achieve more in the public sphere than simply meet market demand, Mummery and Rodan argue in this chapter that some types of mass media may in fact fulfil public sphere responsibilities. The authors demonstrate how forums such as broadsheet letters to the editor and online political blogs—despite their commonly recognised limitations due to influence by private/commercial ownership, editorship, and the requirements of authorship—may exemplify, enable and support community deliberation over issues of public concern. More specifically, via engaging with Jürgen Habermas’ conceptions of the necessary conditions for rational and communal deliberation, and critically examining recent debates in these forums, the authors argue both that these mediated forums can enable and exemplify community deliberation and, more generally, that community deliberation itself does not need to be strictly consensus-oriented to be productive.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Agus Toto Widyatmoko

Abstract :The mass media had great influence in conveying a message against their common. The values of the message was set out in the text and images are presented by the media. The message may contain meaning positive and inspiring in describing events, so that is not interfere psychological of audience.  In the context of photojournalism, the expression that the power of the image can be far beyond the message conveyed through text. Because the meaning of the message, the essence of photojournalism must pay attention to the rules of journalism were set in the Press Law and the Code of Ethics of Journalism. An understanding of the ethics of photojournalism is not only for internal media, but also to a audience. Thus, the public can judge the mindset of media displaying photographic work does pay attention to aesthetic aspects or ignore the rules of journalism. Keywords: Photojournalism, Press Law, the Code of Ethics Journalism, the Power of Image


2016 ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
DIMAS SAIKHU RAHMAN ◽  
NANIEK KOHDRATA ◽  
IDA AYU MAYUN

ABSTRACTA Public Perception towards Benefits of the Landscape of Mangrove Center Tuban Tuban Regency - East Java ProvinceThis research was motivated by the problems that are often experienced by the manager of Mangrove Center Tuban changing the function of the region in this area which is the Environmental Educatian Center. This research uses descriptive qualitative approach with case studies in order to capture the phenomena that exist in the field then studied more deeply. The highest perception of knowledge of the benefits and advantages of mangrove forests in Mangrove Center Tuban rated public of the environmental aspects of the lowest 40% and the perception that the social aspects of the environment of 3%. Highest perception Mangrove Center Tuban by 40% of respondents perceived as the cultivation of mangrove and lowest perception is envorinmental education center at 14%. The highest perception of respondents stated assess the mangrove forests of the aspects of a life by 63% and the lowest was the respondent state on the features and functions of mangrove forests of 3%. The highest expression of respondents said getting information from the mass media by 37% and the lowest statement from the manager only by 29%. The conclusion of this study is the public perception of mangrove forests Mangrove Center Tuban is people just look at the circumstances that they see without looking for information first.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-227
Author(s):  
Andrew Bradstock

A public theologian will have two questions constantly in mind: Where is the public square with which I am expected to engage? And, what are its terms of engagement? Both questions necessarily involve examining the nature and role of the media as it touches upon the given context, and it is the intention in this article to reflect upon the challenges and opportunities of undertaking public theology in an environment where, (a) significant sections of the mass media accord very low priority to serious discussion of current issues and (b) voices offering a ‘faith’ perspective, or seeking even to draw upon the language of conviction or moral value, are at worst unwelcome and at best misunderstood. What does it look like to do public theology in a ‘straitened’ public square? What challenges are presented and how might they be met?


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