Online Media Coverage of COVID-19 in Tempo.co

Raden Arditya Mutwara Lokita; Devi Wening Astari; Anggun Anindya Sekarningrum

doi:10.38043/commusty.v4i1.6659

Authors

Raden Arditya Mutwara Lokita Amikom University of Yogyakarta
Devi Wening Astari Amikom University of Yogyakarta
Anggun Anindya Sekarningrum Amikom University of Yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38043/commusty.v4i1.6659

Keywords:

COVID-19, online media, news coverage, content analysis, health communication

Abstract

When WHO (World Health Organization) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the world realized that COVID-19 was a real threat. In Indonesia, the first case appeared on March 2, 2020. The Indonesian government categorized COVID-19 as a non-natural disaster. The aim of the research is to see how news trends appear in online media related to COVID-19, especially on Tempo.co. The research method uses content analysis with purposive sampling to process data. The data was then analyzed using the concept of news objectivity and health communication theory. As a result, 97% of COVID-19 news dimension on Tempo.co are related to health themes. The largest portion of the news is the spread of the virus, at 79%. From 840 news articles, 99% are reported in straight news. Overall, the media was successful in conveying health issues on the public agenda and was able to frame the problem (pandemic) correctly.

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