The Culture of Using Social Media of Environmental Discourse by The Youth in Tangerang City

Abstract

This study explores the construction of environmental discourse in social media among the youth in Tangerang City, Banten Province, Indonesia, based on the perspective of environmental communication concept and social media perspective. The method incorporated was a case study by interviewing key informants, ten youths from Tangerang City, with qualitative descriptive analysis. The research found that almost all key informants have a common culture of environmental discourse in social media. Also, the research found that the youth socialize with others on social media who feel the need to grow and participate. In addition, the youth think that the discourse on a green environment refers to the desire to create an environment that is clean from garbage and has lots of trees and more plants, creating a peaceful, quiet, spacious environment with and preserving lots of green plants and animals.