Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemics
This study explored Indonesia’s diverse narratives and counter-narratives concerning pandemics with a focus on public sentiment and governmental responses. The research highlighted the challenges and complexities of sentiment analysis in such a multifaceted field by gathering data from numerous sour...
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| description | This study explored Indonesia’s diverse narratives and counter-narratives concerning pandemics with a focus on public sentiment and governmental responses. The research highlighted the challenges and complexities of sentiment analysis in such a multifaceted field by gathering data from numerous sources, including the unstructured terrain of Twitter and more regimented online media platforms. The study shed light on the government’s occasional reticence in directly challenging or addressing public views about pandemic regulations. Technical challenges, particularly with tools such as AntConc, further emphasised the need for rigorous digital tools that are tailored to complex datasets. A pronounced difference between narratives on platforms such as Twitter and those on structured online media was observed, thus highlighting the necessity of diverse analytical approaches for different media sources. Despite its thoroughness, the study acknowledges several limitations, including the nuances of Twitter data and the challenges in comparative analysis. This study accentuates the importance of fostering transparent dialogue between policymakers and the public while recognising the evolving nature of narratives in the digital age. Future research is encouraged to refine the methodologies, consider the identified challenges, and develop more nuanced analytical tools for in-depth narrative analyses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a5e72804abb4731a48f96016d13efe92025-01-20T10:25:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832025-12-0112110.1080/23311983.2025.2451507Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemicsRahmi Rahmi0Totok Suhardijanto1Herdito Sandi Pratama2Ratna Djumala3Katrin Setio Devi4Aditia Aditia5Department of Library and Information Science, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaDepartment of Linguistics, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaDepartment of Philosophy, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaIndonesian Study Program, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaVocational School, Universitas Sebelas Maret, IndonesiaDepartment of Library and Information Science, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaThis study explored Indonesia’s diverse narratives and counter-narratives concerning pandemics with a focus on public sentiment and governmental responses. The research highlighted the challenges and complexities of sentiment analysis in such a multifaceted field by gathering data from numerous sources, including the unstructured terrain of Twitter and more regimented online media platforms. The study shed light on the government’s occasional reticence in directly challenging or addressing public views about pandemic regulations. Technical challenges, particularly with tools such as AntConc, further emphasised the need for rigorous digital tools that are tailored to complex datasets. A pronounced difference between narratives on platforms such as Twitter and those on structured online media was observed, thus highlighting the necessity of diverse analytical approaches for different media sources. Despite its thoroughness, the study acknowledges several limitations, including the nuances of Twitter data and the challenges in comparative analysis. This study accentuates the importance of fostering transparent dialogue between policymakers and the public while recognising the evolving nature of narratives in the digital age. Future research is encouraged to refine the methodologies, consider the identified challenges, and develop more nuanced analytical tools for in-depth narrative analyses.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2451507COVID-19 pandemicnarrative strategynarrativecounter-narrativeIndonesiaComputational Linguistic & Language Recognition |
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| title | Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemics |
| title_full | Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemics |
| title_fullStr | Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemics |
| title_short | Tales of health crises: Indonesia’s dynamic narratives and counter-narratives about pandemics |
| title_sort | tales of health crises indonesia s dynamic narratives and counter narratives about pandemics |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic narrative strategy narrative counter-narrative Indonesia Computational Linguistic & Language Recognition |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2451507 |
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