Abstract
The distribution of news and information about Covid-19 occurred amid a pandemic. It certainly creates a panic impact on some people, especially those who do not have adequate media literacy skills. This panic leads to uncontrolled behavior and unfiltered acceptance of information. This study seeks to investigate how the West Java Regional Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) Role in Preventing Citizen Panic Regarding News and Information Regarding Covid-19. Official broadcast media with high credibility have often ignored because people tend to prefer media with high accessibility, such as the internet and social media. From this condition, news and information about Covid-19 have often mixed with hoaxes readily accepted by some people. This research uses qualitative methods with case study research, with data collection techniques carried out through interviews, literature study, and observation. The results showed that in overcoming public panic, KPID West Java encourages broadcast media to always pay attention to the Broadcasting Code of Conduct and Broadcast Program Standards (P3SPS) and health protocols in every broadcasting activity. Also, media literacy has consistently remained calm and aware of various hoax information, such as Covid-19
Highlights
Coronavirus disease is devastating to the world
Data collection carries on literature study, observation, and interviews—a literature study obtained through books, journals, websites related to research problems—observations made on observing the West Java KPID
The news and information that researchers group based on observations from April to August 2020 are as shown on TABLE 1
Summary
Coronavirus disease is devastating to the world. Information about the coronavirus began to develop and has since it first appeared in Wuhan City, China, been reported on December 31, 2019 (Buana 2020). Two Depok residents tested positive for corona; according to the Government Spokesperson for the handling of Covid-19, they had imported case status. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, imported cases are cases where plague sufferers have infected outside their home country. Coronavirus harms the health of the human body. It started when the spread of Covid 19 was the carrier. The symptoms of people detected with this virus will experience flu, coughing, dizziness, fever, nausea, shortness of breath, weakness, fatigue, such as colds, and damage to the lungs (Yono, Rusmana, and Noviyanti, 2020). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information that the symptoms caused by this coronavirus are fever, fatigue, dry cough, muscle aches, and shortness of breath.
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