Research Article
The Utilization of Community Radio as a Form of Social Engineering to Society in Disaster-Prone Areas
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.17-10-2018.2294313, author={Siti Hadiyati Nur Hafida and Sutama Sutama and Harun Joko P}, title={The Utilization of Community Radio as a Form of Social Engineering to Society in Disaster-Prone Areas}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Economic and Social Science, ICON-ESS, 17--18 October 2018, Banda Aceh, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICON-ESS}, year={2020}, month={4}, keywords={disaster community radio disaster-prone}, doi={10.4108/eai.17-10-2018.2294313} }- Siti Hadiyati Nur Hafida
Sutama Sutama
Harun Joko P
Year: 2020
The Utilization of Community Radio as a Form of Social Engineering to Society in Disaster-Prone Areas
ICON-ESS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.17-10-2018.2294313
Abstract
Disaster is not a new phenomenon. Disasters can be minimized if disaster information is easily received by people in disaster-prone areas, but often people in disaster-prone areas receive the information too late. Community radio is one of the society-based disaster information media. This study aims to determine the utilization of community radio as a form of social engineering to the society in disaster-prone areas. This research is a qualitative study with research respondents are the manager of the Lintas Merapi FM community radio and the society. The results showed that the utilization of the Lintas Merapi FM community radio was effective, because there was a balance between society needs, understanding, response and adaptation to community radio. People are able to adapt well to the Lintas Merapi FM community radio so that the community radio program activities will be adjusted to the society needs. The role of the Lintas Merapi FM community radio in social engineering can be seen through the changes in people's attitudes and behavior in dealing with the disasters. Society independence in dealing with the disasters can reduce victims of disasters.