Journal Social Civilecial

The Convergence of Television Broadcasting and Social Media: Reconstructing the Mass Communication Model in Indonesia's Digital Platform Era

Emil Fatra — 2026-09-02

This study aims to analyze the convergence of television broadcasting and social media and to reconstruct the mass communication model in Indonesia's digital platform era. The rapid development of digital technology has transformed the broadcasting system, particularly in terms of content distribution, production processes, gatekeeping mechanisms, and the role of audiences in mass communication.

This study employs a qualitative approach using a multiple case study design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and document analysis. Informants were selected using purposive sampling and included media executives, journalists, social media managers, communication scholars, regulators, and digital media practitioners. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis through the stages of data reduction, coding, theme development, interpretation, and conclusion drawing. The trustworthiness of the findings was ensured through source triangulation and methodological triangulation.

The findings reveal four major themes. First, broadcasting institutions have adopted multiplatform strategies by utilizing various social media platforms to expand information distribution. Second, news production has evolved toward integrated newsroom systems designed to meet the demands of digital audiences. Third, the gatekeeping process has shifted from being primarily editorial-driven to a hybrid model combining editorial judgment with digital platform algorithms. Fourth, audiences have transformed from passive recipients of information into prosumers who actively produce, share, and interpret media content. The study concludes that the convergence of television broadcasting and social media has reconstructed the mass communication model into one that is more integrated, interactive, participatory, and audience-centered within Indonesia's digital media ecosystem.

Representation of Javanese Mystical Beliefs in the Visual of the Pamali Game: A Roland Barthes Semiotic Analysis

Muhammad Ilham Najhan — 2026-09-11

This study aims to analyze how the visual sign system in the game Pamali: The White Lady represents the mystical beliefs of Javanese society through Roland Barthes' semiotic approach. Amid the growth of Indonesia's digital game industry and the persistence of Javanese mysticism in contemporary life, this game has not yet been examined specifically through Barthes' framework, leaving an analytical gap that this research seeks to address. This study employs a qualitative descriptive-interpretive method using Barthes' two-order signification, namely denotation, connotation, and myth, enriched with Javanese mythological literature as a cultural-symbolic framework. Data were collected through visual documentation of gameplay and a literature review, focusing on eight main visual elements: the White Lady character, the 1990s Javanese house setting, sesajen (ritual offerings), a baby doll, hair in the bathroom, jenglot, a garlic necklace, and a banyan tree. The results indicate that each element operates in layers: denotation as realistic representation, connotation as a carrier of cultural meaning, and myth as the naturalization of Javanese mystical beliefs in everyday life. These findings affirm that Pamali: White Lady functions as a cultural text and, at the same time, a medium for preserving Javanese mystical beliefs in an interactive digital format.

Identification of the Spread of Islam and Muslim Identity Through the Architectural Pattern of Tombs in Bali in the 17th-19th Centuries AD

Dimas Permadi Awwalun Khoirul Rizky — 2026-10-12

The spread of Islam in Bali was a historical process that developed through trade networks, migration, inter-island mobility, and socio-cultural interaction. Amid the dominance of Balinese Hindu traditions, Muslim communities from diverse ethnic backgrounds left various material remains, particularly tombs and gravestones. This study aims to identify patterns of Islamic dissemination and the formation of Muslim identity in Bali through an examination of the forms, typologies, materials, ornaments, inscriptions, and spatial arrangements of Muslim tombs dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries CE. This research employs a qualitative method using a literature review and historical approach through the stages of heuristic inquiry, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The findings indicate that Muslim tombs in Bali display diverse architectural characteristics corresponding to the ethnic backgrounds of their communities. Tombs associated with Javanese Muslim communities, such as the tomb of Raden Mas Mangkuningrat in Cemagi, exhibit features including stone kijing, upright gravestones with Arabic calligraphy, and tomb complexes protected by cungkup, reflecting strong influences of traditional Javanese Islamic funerary architecture. However, the protective structures and decorative elements also incorporate aspects of Balinese architecture. Meanwhile, Bugis-Makassar Muslim tombs in Serangan display stepped tomb structures, pseudo-jirat, gunungan-shaped gravestones, the use of coral stone and wood, as well as floral and foliage motifs, demonstrating an interaction between Bugis-Makassar funerary traditions and the Balinese cultural environment. These differences in tomb typology indicate that the spread of Islam in Bali developed through multiple mobility networks, particularly those connecting Java and the maritime networks of the Bugis-Makassar. Therefore, Muslim tombs and gravestones can be understood as material archives that record patterns of mobility, ethnic and religious identity, and the acculturation of Muslim communities with Balinese local culture. The Islamization of Bali did not produce a uniform Islamic cultural form, but rather generated diverse funerary architectural expressions through which Muslim communities maintained their cultural identities while adapting to the socio-cultural environment of Bali.

Organizational Communication Patterns In Increasing Transparency Of The Procurement Process In Pertamina Regional Sulawesi Procurement

Nursakinah Aulia Maruddani — 2026-10-14

This study examines the organizational communication patterns employed during the procurement process at Pertamina Regional Sulawesi, as well as the factors that facilitate or hinder these patterns regarding process transparency. A qualitative descriptive approach was adopted, using both primary data (in-depth interviews and observations) and secondary data. Data analysis was conducted using Joseph A. DeVito's organizational communication theory (drawing on Bavelas and Leavitt). The findings reveal that the organizational communication patterns within PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Regional Sulawesi's procurement process are structured, hierarchical, and digitally driven, relying on the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and an e-procurement system. The communication patterns employed, specifically the "Y" and "star" (all-channel) configurations, facilitate coordination, oversight, and digital technology-based communication. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of communication in the procurement process is influenced by various facilitating and inhibiting factors. Facilitating factors include the digitalization of the procurement system, SOP standardization, human resource competence, and an organizational culture that upholds integrity and transparency. Conversely, inhibiting factors include differing interpretations of specifications (semantic barriers), time constraints, technical system issues, and varying levels of vendor readiness regarding digital technology. Nevertheless, the implemented communication system has generally succeeded in supporting effective coordination, accountability, and transparency within the company's procurement process.

Challenges in the Handling of Indonesian Migrant Workers by the Nunukan District Police in the Border Area of Nunukan Regency

Citra Handayani Situmorang — 2026-08-22

Nunukan Regency, located on the Indonesia–Malaysia border, is a strategic transit area for Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) but is highly vulnerable to undocumented migration, human trafficking, people smuggling, and violations of migrant workers’ rights. This study examines the diplomatic role of the Nunukan Resort Police (Polres Nunukan) in handling migrant workers and identifies the challenges encountered in border governance. The research employs an empirical legal approach using statutory and sociological methods. Primary data were collected through interviews with officers from Polres Nunukan and the Center for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP3MI), while secondary data were obtained from legislation, books, scientific journals, and relevant documents. The findings reveal that Polres Nunukan adopts a collaborative diplomatic approach by strengthening coordination and communication with BP3MI, the Immigration Office, the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), local government, and other stakeholders to enhance prevention, supervision, law enforcement, and legal protection for migrant workers. Major challenges include extensive border areas, numerous unofficial crossing routes, limited personnel and infrastructure, high migrant mobility, and inadequate public awareness of legal migration procedures. To address these issues, Polres Nunukan intensifies inter-agency cooperation, strengthens border patrols and surveillance, expands public education on safe migration, and takes firm legal action against human trafficking and illegal recruitment networks. The study concludes that effective protection of Indonesian migrant workers in border regions requires not only strong law enforcement but also sustained institutional collaboration to ensure comprehensive legal protection and improve border governance.