Abstract
This paper aims to analyze the virtual da'wa laboratory of Walisongo TV (WTV) and MBS FM owned by the Faculty of Da’wa and Communication, UIN Walisongo Semarang in nurturing Islamic moderatism during Ramadan 2020 amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. This research is a qualitative study using the New Media and Religion approach from Cambpbell (2010) who stated that there are two important objects regarding online religion, namely the technical aspects of new media, and the non-technical aspects related to three things, namely the community, authority, and textual media. The study concludes that first, technically WTV and MBS uses new media such as WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Jitsi.meet, and Zoom meeting for all activities, starting from the internal crew's coordination; communication between crews and da’i in discussing da’wa contents; videos taking process; production activities, to promotions and publications. Second, non-technically WTV and MBS FM provide the products in the form of recordings and LIVE (live broadcast). The products represent the Islamic moderate community behind the media authorized by Nadlatul Ulama (NU) da’wa ideology. Hence, media text broadcasted is framed by the jargon “Islam Rahmatan li al-‘Alamin” based on the classical Islamic texts (Kitab Kuning). This suggests that community, authority, and textual media have to be taken into account in forming a virtual moderate da’wa laboratory.
Highlights
Abstrak: Makalah ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis laboratorium dakwah virtual Walisongo TV (WTV) dan MBS FM milik Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi UIN Walisongo Semarang dalam menumbuhkan moderatisme Islam selama Ramadhan 2020 di tengah Pandemi Covid-19
This laboratory has carried out its activities through some division; among the most important divisions are the broadcasting and publishing division in which Walisongo TV and MBS FM Radio are part of it
Since the presence of the Covid-19, where all activities are required to be carried out from home, Walisongo TV and MBS have explored new avenue for laboratory development, which is called “virtual laboratory.”. Even though it is limited by the makeshift equipment, this effort has produced its own characteristics for laboratory performance
Summary
The existence of a laboratory is an important part of the process of developing science, especially da’wa science which is still considered a new branch of science. Da’wa laboratory is required to produce a contributive product to the scientific development and Islamic da’wa practices, especially in the current world context where Islamic da’wa is faced with Islamic practices that often display an unfriendly face of Islam. In the context of the Islamic religious laboratory, there is Achmad Dudin's research entitled “A Case Study of the Islamic Religious Education Laboratory at SMAN 3 Bandung.” He concluded that the PAI laboratory of SMAN 3 Bandung had reached a standard level, and had adequate utilization in the management of the PAI laboratory This can be understood by the existence of a positive assessment from students and support for the management factors of the laboratory. This research is expected to find a new model for laboratory development in the Faculty of Da’wa and Communication
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