Balinese Media Habits: Transitional from Conventional to New Media in Information Disruption Era

Abstract

The era of information disruption has made major changes in collecting, processing, and utilizing information in general. Most people have switched to carry out their activities from the real to the virtual world. It cannot be separated from the emergence of digital technology in all community activities. This paper aims to describe what regencies or cities in Bali will detail media Balinese people most trust. This paper will also provide information about social media ownership to know to margin the mapping of people's habits through the media they use based on the age, education level, and regencies or cities in Bali. This paper uses a survey method for the 1.540 Balinese people spread over all nine districts/cities in Bali, using multi-stage sampling with an error of 2,5%. It shows differences in social media platforms based on age, educational background, and the regencies they live. Even though there are differences in media habits, the most trusted media for them is news from mainstream media like television and newspaper. Still, in groupage 17-25 years, there is increasing trust in media online.