Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)

Utilization of Websites as a Public Communication Strategy in Disseminating Religious Moderation (Case Study: Indonesian Ministry of Religion)

Authors
Alma Muthia1, *, Moeh. Iqbal Sultan1, Das’ad Latief1
1Departement Communication Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: almamuthia123@gmail.com
Corresponding Author
Alma Muthia
Available Online 29 April 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_60How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Website; Public Communication Strategys; Religion Moderation; Indonesian Ministry Of Religion
Abstract

Religious moderation is one of the important issues that the Ministry of Religious Affairs focuses on in maintaining interfaith harmony in Indonesia. To disseminate the values of religious moderation to the public, the Ministry of Religious Affairs utilises its official website as one of its public communication strategies. This research aims to explore and analyse the public communication gap in disseminating religious moderation through the use of the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ website. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative approach by conducting Gap Analysis. Data collection techniques through observation and content analysis of the official website of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The results showed that improvements in certain aspects, such as more representative content and increased accessibility, could increase the effectiveness of the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ website in socialising religious moderation. The strategic recommendations are expected to help address the identified gaps and increase the positive impact of efforts to socialise religious moderation through digital platforms.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 April 2024
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_60
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_60How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2024 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Alma Muthia
AU  - Moeh. Iqbal Sultan
AU  - Das’ad Latief
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/04/29
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BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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