How Youth Political Media Works: case study of pinterpolitik.com
Politics is a unique term. On the one hand, many young people avoid it. But on the other hand, I very much loved it. There is even an extraordinary sense of self-confidence when someone is politically literate. There was a time when political themes were very annoying, namely when riots accompanied many political phenomena. However, lately, political themes have begun to warm up among young people.
In the expert lectures organized by the Communication Department UII, an assistant editor at pinterpolitik.com media named Alfin Risky was presented. In UII’s Communication Department, expert lectures are often held by inviting a practitioner or expert on a related subject. In this discussion, the Expert Lecture was held in a Political Communication course session. Narayana Mahendra Prastya and Dian Dwi Anisa taught this course. The expert lecture on 5 November 2022 discussed many things, including how they create content at pinterpolitik.com.
In managing the pinterpolitik.com portal, there is a daily routine that Alfin and his team usually do. Media that has several social media that use various types of publication platforms has a fairly systematic workflow. Among them are brainstorming, writing outlines, designing infographics, and making videos and publications. How does this online media work to package political content for young people? The following is an excerpt from this online expert lecture.
Brainstorming
In the very first stage, every morning, the team brainstorms about a new angle or perspective that we will make today in writing, infographics, and videos. In this process, each writer will present their ideas.
Outline
So, each of the ideas that obtained on the brainstorming stage will be considered by the editor in chief. All the crew will systematize their ideas in an outline. The editor will approve any ideas.
Written Pieces
“If the editor has approved it, the idea will be written down and elaborated with data and other supporting ideas,” said Alfin. This article is written in just 60 words, so it is fast and can be posted on Instagram. There are also articles written in long writing for certain rubrics.
Infographics
This writing will also be strengthened by infographics created by a separate team, namely the infographics team.
Shooting and Video Editing
As stated by Alfin, apart from being visualized with infographics, writing is also illustrated with audio-visual videos. Here, the video team will create a storyboard and shoot according to the script. The Video Editors will edit the video by not forgetting to give a motion graphic effect.
Content Publish
in the end, the Social Media officer will upload all that content on Youtube, Tiktok channels, and other smart political social media.
