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Teatime: Public Relations Duties in the Midst of a Pandemic

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In times of crisis, the need for information is very fast. So does the flow of information. The number of needs and the flow of information often makes people panic, and confusing because of overlapping information. In an educational institution such as the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), a Public Relations (PR) team is needed to organize information.

This time’s teatime, Thursday, July 8, 2021, carries the theme of mitigating the COVID-19 crisis by Public Relations (PR) at the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII). Discussion of the role of PR in the midst of this pandemic invited Ratna Permata Sari. He is a lecturer in Communication Studies at UII, as well as the Head of Public Relations (PR) at UII.

You can imagine when a crisis occurs, people will wonder what happened, is there any new information, what should I do if a boarding housemate is infected with the coronavirus. What should I do if I am infected by corona? Not only that, confusion about online lectures also became a problem.

In this pandemic situation, PR must create a set of rules for the flow of information to stem the flow of information that is actually misleading. Correct information will make both students, parents, employees, and lecturers get clear and precise information.

In addition to providing information related to health protocols within UII, UII’s PR also creates a call center that will help all UII academics get precise and accurate information.

For example, information related to the affairs and regulations of lectures and work in the UII environment. “If there is information that is not clear, the source can be asked through the call centre. Information becomes one door so it doesn’t confuse people,” said Ratna, who is also a lecturer in the Visual Communication research cluster specialist.

In addition to creating a call centre, UII PR also makes a set of rules related to visits to campus. How to make rules that can mitigate the transmission of covid, for example by making Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for several types of cases. For example, limiting the number of guests, making rules, arranging rooms that may be used, as well as rules for using Covid-19 detection tools.

The condition of this pandemic is not always the same, it is always changing with an increase in cases, the spread of cases in one particular location, as well as changing government policies. Under these conditions, Ratna admits that this pandemic is not an easy crisis. He also gave an example of a number of countries that have not yet fully succeeded. “No one is really an expert in handling the crisis in this COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ratna.

In this uncertain condition of the crisis, the rules can change at any time. These rules must be based on current conditions and the possibility of what could happen in the future. “For example, genose, it is known that it is not very accurate in detecting the presence of the Covid-19 virus, so it must be changed,” said Ratna.

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Teatime: Tugas Public Relation di tengah Pandemi

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Di saat-saat kondisi krisis, kebutuhan informasi sangat kencang. Arus informasi pun demikian. Banyaknya kebutuhan dan arus informasi tersebut sering kali justru membuat orang panik, dan simpang siur karena informasi yang saling tumpang tindih. Dalam sebuah institusi pendidikan seperti Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), dibutuhkan sebuah tim Public Relation (PR) untuk mengatur informasi.

Teatime kali ini, Kamis, 8 Juli 2021, mengusung tema mitigasi krisis covid-19 oleh Public Relation (PR) di Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII). Diskusi peran PR di tengah pandemi ini mengundang Ratna Permata Sari. Ia adalah seorang Dosen Ilmu Komunkasi UII, sekaligus Kepala Public Relation (PR) UII.

Bisa dibayangkan ketika terjadi krisis, orang akan bertanya-tanya apa yang terjadi, apakah ada informasi terbaru, apa yang harus aku lakukan jika teman kost ada yang terinfeksi virus korona. Apa yang harus aku lakukan jika saya sendiri yang terinfeksi. Tak hanya seputar itu, simpang siur tentang perkuliahan daring juga sempat menjadi masalah.

Dalam situasi pandemi ini, PR harus membuat seperangkat aturan arus informasi untuk membendung arus informasi yang justru malah menyesatkan. Informasi yang benar akan membuat baik mahasiswa, orangtua, karyawan, juga dosen mendapatkan informasi jelas dan tepat.

Selain membuat informasi terkait protokel kesehatan di lingkup UII, PR UII juga membuat call center yang akan membantu semua civitas akademi UII mendapatkan informasi yang tepat dan akurat.

Misalnya informasi terkait urusan dan peraturan perkuliahan dan kerja-kerja di lingkungan UII. “Kalau ada informasi yang nggak jelas sumbernya bisa ditanyakan lewat call center. Informasi menjadi satu pintu jadi tidak membuat orang-orang bingung,” kata Ratna, yang juga adalah dosen spesialis klaster riset Komunikasi Visual.

Selain membuat call center, PR UII juga membuat perangkat aturan terkait kunjungan ke kampus. Bagaimana membuat aturan yang dapat memitigasi penularan covid misalnya dengan membuat Standart Operasiona prosedur (SOP) untuk beberapa jenis kasus. Misalnya membatasi jumlah tamu, membuat aturan, mengatur ruangan yang boleh dipakai, juga aturan penggunaan alat deteksi covid-19.

Kondisi pandemi ini bukanlah hal yang selalu sama, selalu berubah dengan adanya peningkatan kasus, merebaknya kasus di satu lokas tertentu, juga kebijakan pemerintah yang berubah-ubah. Dalam kondisi seperti ini, Ratna mengakui bahwa pandemi ini bukan krisis yang mudah. Ia juga mencontohkan beberapa negara yang juga masih belum berhasil sepenuhnya. “Nggak ada yang benar-benar ahli dalam menangani krisis di pandemi covid-19 ini,” ungkap Ratna.

Dalam kondisi ketidakpastian krisis ini, aturan dapat berubah kapan saja. Aturan tersebut harus berdasarkan atas kondisi terkini dan kemungkinan apa yang bisa terjadi ke depan. “Misal genose, ternyata sudah diketahui tidak begitu akurat mendeteksi adanya virus covid-19, makanya harus diubah,” kata Ratna.

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Teatime: Manajemen Prioritas Mengikuti International Credit Transfer

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Kuliah di jurusan International di dua kampus sekaligus bukan perkara gampang. Tapi, bukan berarti hanya anak pintar saja yang bisa mengikutinya. Mengerjakan sesuatu yang besar tak mesti harus selalu mendapatkan nilai A dan IPK 4.

Pengakuan tersebut keluar dari mulut Defita Dwinusa, mahasiswa Komunikasi UII International Program angkatan 2019. Defita diundang dalam ngobrol daring Teatime International pogram of Communication Department (IPC) Universitas Islam Indonesia, pada Sabtu, 2 Juli 2021.

Mahasiswa yang hobi taekwondo itu mengikuti program transfer kredit atau International Credit Transfer. Separuh kuliahnya dia selesaikan di Komunikasi UII separuh lagi di Mapua University, Filipina. Di Mapua University, Defita juga mengambil mata kuliah yang yang berkorelasi dengan ilmu-ilmu komunikasi agar semua mata pelajaran salih berhubungan.

Perkuliahan dalam program International Credit Transfer ini adalah program yang baru diselenggarakan tahun ini. Perkualiahan pun belum dilangsungkan. Satu hal yang sangat dikhawatirkan Defita adalah beban kuliah yang berat dan bahasa pengantar kuliah. “semoga saja pembealjaran dengan bahasa Ingris penuh bukan Tagalog. Tidak bisa dibayangkan,” kata Defita.

Kita tahu bahwa beban kuliah international di dua universitas itu berat, hal ini juga ditanyakan oleh salah satu peserta diskusi Teatime. Ketika ditanya tentang bagaimana mengelola waktu, Defita menjawab dengan melihat prioritas dan kembali mengingat niat dan rasa tanggungjawab. “Sama seperti kita kuliah biasanya:  melakukan apa tanggungjawab kita. Mana yang prioritas? Bermain media sosial atau kuliah kita,” kata gadis kelahiran Jawa Barat itu.

Mengingat kuliah di dua international bukan hal sepele dan juga tak murah, Defita mengaku bahwa dia bukanlah anak dengan prestasi akademik yang cemerlang. Kata-kata Defita ini bisa dikutip oleh siapapun yang ingin maju dan berhasil seperti defita. “Jangan kira aku anak pintar. Bukan. Aku cuma orang yang selalu melakukan apa yang harusnya aku lakukan. Itu saja,” tegas gadis yang kualitas tendangannya sudah diganjar sabuk hitam itu.

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Teatime: Priority Management Participating in International Credit Transfer

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Studying International majors at two campuses at once is not an easy matter. But, that doesn’t mean only smart kids can follow it. Doing something big doesn’t have to always have an A mark and a GPA of 4.

 This talk came from the mouth of Defita Dwinusa, a student at the Department of Communication, International Program, class 2019. Defita was invited to an online chat at Teatime by the International Program of Communication Department (IPC) at the Universitas Islam Indonesia. The discussion was held on Saturday, July 2, 2021, via Instagram Live by Instagram account at ip.communication. The regular discussion every Friday brings together various speakers with many experiences and perspectives.

Defita, who likes taekwondo, participates in International Credit Transfer. He completed half of her studies at UII, the other half at Mapua University, Philippines. At Mapua University, Defita also takes courses that are correlated with communication studies so that all subjects are interconnected.

Lectures in the International Credit Transfer program are a new program held this year. The lecture has not yet taken place. One thing that really worries Defita is the heavy lecture load and the language of instruction. “Hopefully the learning is in full English, not Tagalog. It is unimaginable,” said Defita.

We know that the burden of international lectures at the two universities is heavy, this was also asked by one of the participants in the Teatime discussion. When asked about how to manage time, Defita answered by looking at priorities and again remembering her intentions and sense of responsibility. “Just like we usually go to college usually: doing what we are responsible for. Which is the priority? Playing on social media or our lectures,” said the girl born in West Java.

Considering that studying at two international universities is neither trivial nor cheap, Defita admits that she is not a child with brilliant academic achievements. Defita’s words can be quoted by anyone who wants to progress and succeed like Defita. “Don’t think I’m smart. No. I’m just a person who always does what I have to do. That’s all,” said the girl whose kick quality has been rewarded with a black belt.

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Teatime: Internship While Introducing Batik and Playing Gobak Sodor

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Trying various opportunities and joining several international institutions opens the door to international knowledge and excitement. Feel and experience directly associating with people with different cultures, as well as introducing Indonesian culture and wealth in the land of a hundred palaces.

The experience was passed by Jorgi Radivka. Jorgi is a 2014 student of Department of Communication at the Universitas Islam Indonesia, who had the opportunity to do an internship as a teacher at an elementary school in the middle of the blue continent of Europe, the Czech Republic. She shared this experience in one of the online casual chat programs made by UII’s International Program of Communication UII on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Annisa Putri Jiany led a discussion with Jorgi, exploring his various experiences with AIESEC in Czech.

Jorgi is a member of an international organization whose mission is to spread peace and humanity. His organization is by inviting young people to do international internships or activities as well as to develop youth leadership potential. The organization is (Association Internationale des Etuadiants Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC).

In that school, Jorgi has to teach for approximately two months. Many of them do not know Indonesia. They don’t even know there is a country called Indonesia. Jorgi finally brought a map of the globe and showing where Indonesia is located. He also introduced Indonesian language and songs.

Not only that, he also introduced batik motifs by wearing batik every time he went to school and discussing batik with his friends.

At first there were several obstacles he faced when teaching at school . The language barrier is one of the obstacles because English is not the main language of the people in the Czech Republic. This language barrier makes the students not pay much attention during the learning process. But Jorgi has some tricks that he uses to win attention back. “I use the traditional game here. Gobak sodor for 10-15 minutes to let them be happy first. After that they want to pay attention to the lesson.”

He recounts the funniest and most memorable experiences. On several occasions Jorgi also cooks for his friends and the teachers there. He was so happy and satisfied because he managed to make his friends spicy. “They can’t really eat spicy food, but I cook bakwan and sambal matah. They can’t stand how spicy it is, but they’re done.”

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Teatime: Magang Sembari Kenalkan Batik dan Main Gobak Sodor

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Mencoba berbagai peluang dan bergabung beerapa lembaga international membuka pintu pengetahuan dan keseruan pengalaman international. Merasakan dan mengalami langsung bergaul dengan orang dengan kultur yang berbeda, sekaligus mengenalkan kultur dan kekayaan Indonesia di negeri seratus istana.

Pengalaman itu dilalui oleh Jorgi Radivka. Jorgi adalah mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi Universitas Islam Indonesia angkatan 2014, yang berkesempatan magang sebagai pengajar di sekolah dasar di tengah-tengah benua biru Eropa, Republik Ceko. Pengalaman ini ia bagikan di salah satu program ngobrol santai daring Teatime besutan International Program Communication UII pada Sabtu, 26 Juni 2021. Annisa Putri Jiany memandu diskusi dengan Jorgi, mengulik beragam pengalamannya bersama AIESEC di Ceko.

Jorgi tergabung dalam sebuah organisasi International yang misinya adalah untuk menyebarkan kedamaian dan kemanusiaan dengan mengajak anak-anak muda magang atau berkegiatan International sekaligus untuk menumbuhkan potensi kepemimpinan pemuda. Organisasi tersebuat adalah (Association Internationale des Etuadiants Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC).

Dalam sekolah itu Jorgi harus mengajar selama kurang lebih dua bulan. Banyak diantara mereka yang tidak mengenal Indonesia. Bahakan tidak tahu ada negara bernama Indonesia. Jorgi akhirnya membawa peta globe dan menunjukkan dimana Indonesia teretak. Ia juga mengenalkan bahasa dan lagu-lagu Indonesia.

Tak hanya itu, Ia juga mengenalkan motif batik dengan mengenakan batik setiap kali ke sekolah dan memperbincangkan dengan teman-temannya.

Mulanya ada beberapa hambatan yang ia alami ketika mengajar di sekolah. Kendala bahasa menjadi salah satu penghambat karena bahasa Inggris bukannah bahasa utama orang-oarang di Czech Republic. Kendala bahasa ini membuat murid-murinya tidak begitu memeberikan perhatian saat proses belajar. Tapi Jorgi punya beberapa trik yang dia gunakan untuk merebut perhatian kembali. “aku pakai permaian tradisional di sini. Gobak sodor 10-15 menit biar mereka senang dulu. Setelah itu mereka mau perhatikan pelajaran.”

Ia mencerikan pengalaman paling lucu dan mengesankan. Dalam beberapa kesempatan Jorgi juga memasak untuk teman-temannya para guru di sana. Ia yang begitu senang dan puas karena berhasil membuat teman-temannya kepedasan. “Mereka itu kan tidak begitu bisa makan pedas, tapi aku memasak bakwan dan sambel matah. Mereka nggak tahan betapa pedasnya, tapi habis.”

 

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Music Topophilia: Jakarta Means for Wota

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Music Topophilia is music tourism that refers to a sense of love in a place through music. This happened to fans and JKT48, a sister group from Japan, AKB48. They are said to have changed the image of the city of Jakarta in the eyes of JKT48 fans who are often called Wota.

Initially, Wota thought of Jakarta as a city with a hard life. The emergence of JKT48 made Wota change his view of the city of Jakarta. Jakarta is now a friendly city. JKT48 contributed to this view, such as mentioning the name of the city in their song lyrics. This aspect is the main attraction for fans to watch JKT48 live in the theatre.

“Fans of JKT48 or Wota will only feel prosperous when they come to Jakarta and watch JKT48 live,” said Amey, the speaker in the discussion “Music Topophilia: The Meaning of Jakarta for JKT48 Fans” held by the Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA) Nadim Communication UII. The discussion was held on Thursday (17/6/2021), which was broadcast live by the first online TV at UII, Uniicoms TV.

 The meaning of Jakarta for Wota

Wota interpreting Jakarta as a friendly city cannot be separated from the role of his idol. JKT48 maintains good relations with fans, especially those who live outside Jakarta. The relationship that exists between fans and JKT48 is a new tourism practice. It includes several dimensions of activity. For example, attending the theatre, handshake, and concerts.

Watching theatre is the activity that Wota is most interested in. This is because the theatrical event has its own meaning for fans, so they like the city of Jakarta. In addition, fans can also get to know members other of the theatre which is held every day, so that the desire to continue watching the theatre arises.

Amey said that some fans even visited Jakarta just for activities idolizing (idolizing characters). According to Amey, in his research, he found that it is estimated that in a year, activities idols can do one to five times.

Idoling activities are one component of music tourism practice. The complete practice is to feel euphoric, enjoy songs while doing fanchant (songs or shouts from fans when their idols act on stage), and pay attention to the development of members. In addition, Wota is also waiting for announcements from JKT48 members regarding graduations, promotions and events that will be held next. They will follow things related to JKT48. In this discussion, Amey revealed that fans, both male and female, all melt accidentally while doing idols. They believe that the city of Jakarta is a pleasant city because they find what is not in their hometown.
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Reporter/ Author: Nadia Sofiyanti (UII Communication Studies Student, 2017. Internship at PSDMA Nadim Communication UII)

Editor: AP Wicaksono

 

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Learning Adab Before Studying Science

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Many previous scholars emphasized and practiced learning etiquette before studying science. This is useful so that the blessings of knowledge are not lost because they do not understand the adab. In turn, people can achieve success with this noble adab because they get blessings from knowledge.

That’s what the high priest, Imam Malik, said, quoted Subhan Afifi. Subhan said that there have been many examples of memorizing the Quran who have good morals, getting achievements as a bonus. “Don’t let that person be smart, he has a high GPA, but his presence is not expected by his friends. Spicy speech and thumbs up (social media) can make holes in the heart,” said Subhan Afifi, UII Communication Lecturer, one of the authors of the book Student Adab: A Guide to the Noble Adab for Knowledge Seekers on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Subhan spoke at the Book Launching online with the theme Building Civilized Student Character in the Era of Disruption.

This book is a collaboration of the four of us, “I am Subhan Afifi from Department of Communications, Mrs. Banatul Murtafiah from English Education Department, Mrs. Nanum Sofia from the Department of Psychology, and Rizki Dian Nursita from the Department of International Relation,” explained Subhan. This book was originally started from a letter of assignment, “but because our concern is the world of education, this book was born.”

Islamic education, which is discussed in this book, seeks to create adaby people.Insan Adaby are human beings whose education makes the owner of his knowledge a civilized human being. “Civilized means not only to himself, but also to his environment,” said Subhan.

Prof. Dr. H. Imam Suprayogo, one of the speakers said that what students do is think about what Allah created. Nothing created by God is in vain. “The question is how to make what was created was not in vain? We have a variety of God’s creations, so technology was created so that it would not be in vain,” said Imam.

Imam said that if technology is not controlled, it can even damage. “Then it is continued with obedience to keep away from hell by controlling technology so it doesn’t damage,” said Imam. According to Imam, the Student Ethics book is very good. “Unfortunately, today’s children are not very diligent in reading 200 pages,” he said. Imam suggested there should be a short edition of about 15-20 pages of this book. “Let’s be curious and then read the whole thing.”

According to him, the content of this book is complete. Starting from adab to Allah, to knowledge, to adab to teachers, to institutions, to fellow friends, to the quran, to the apostle. “Until we study online, this goes in. Adab using social media and the internet exists,” he said.

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Perpetuating Media Democratization Thoughts at AES CORNER

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Nothing is left behind when someone has died except charity, pious children, and useful knowledge. The wealth of knowledge is one of the charity and knowledge of the late Amir Effendi Siregar (AES). The knowledge heritage is in the form of books, thoughts, and students who pursue deep thinking.

That was the response from Aditya Siregar, the eldest son of Amir Effendi Siregar at the Launching of AES Corner and the thought book of AES friends and students, on Saturday (19/6/2021). Aditya said he is grateful to his father’s colleagues, friends, students, and everyone who knows his father. He Thanks those who have given testimony and immortalized and cared for AES books and AES collections in the AES corner catalog. He hopes those can be useful knowledge and good deeds for his father in the afterlife.

AES corner is a reading corner for all the works of AES, who is also the UII Department of Communications founder, from books of thought to his lifelong collections. AES corner contains 638 collections and 577 books ever written, compiled, and collected by AES. The language is also diverse. Starting from Indonesian to English.

Several collections in English appeared as his collection when he continued his studies at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Iowa, United States. There are many collections there. From the 1980s to the 1990s. The themes also range from journalism, democracy, communication, ideology, and political economy.

“In the end, we hope that AES corner can become a reference for academics and students. AES Corner also could be the reference for media and communication studies enthusiasts who want to enjoy AES thinking. AES Corner is located at the Nadim, The Center and Documentation of Alternative Media Studies (PSDMA) at UII. Nadim is also located on the slopes of Mount Merapi,” said Masduki, one of the lecturers of the Department of Communications UII. Masduki also a colleague of AES at the PR2Media think tank (Media Regulatory and Regulatory Monitor Institution).

Remarks and Messages from Colleagues

Several colleagues, friends, and students were present on this occasion. We can mention, for example, Paulus Widiyanto. Paulus is a figure who became the chairman of the special committee on the Broadcasting act at the Indonesia House of Representatives. This act became a milestone in media democratization. There was also Prof Alwi Dahlan who also gave a speech at the beginning of the event. He said the waves (frequency, red) belonged to the citizen as AES was fighting for.

Even said Prof. Alwi that Prof. Priyatna Abdurrasyid, who is an expert in outer space law, also said about the waves (frequencies). Priyatna said that the waves are the right of the people. Professor Alwi wants to say that because this is the people’s right, the waves cannot be traded to the private sector.

“Hopefully the younger generation, who studies communication, will also be willing to study the technology. Otherwise, those of us in the social sciences will just nag all the time. Then we will always be preceded by the owners of capital who are the core concerns of AES,” said Alwi in front of the audience.

Apart from these two, there are also other AES friends, students, and colleagues present. Such as Nina Mutmainnah from Universitas Indonesia/ UI, Puji Rianto from Universitas Islam Indonesia/ UII. Ade Armando from UI and Darmanto from BPSDMP of the Ministry of Communication and Information also joined the zoom. Asmono Wikan, Eduard Lukman, Rahayu, and several which were his students at UGM, UII, UI, and journalists and media activists in Indonesia also joined. All of them hope to immediately emulate the work and ideas of democratizing AES media at the AES Corner managed by PSDMA Nadim Communications UII.

 

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Creating and Sharing by Writing

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The essence of writing activity news is the delivery of messages. Website content writers should meet the rules of news writing. If it meets these rules, the reader will easily understand the events or messages conveyed by the author.

“This 5w+1H writing rule must later be fulfilled in news writing,” said Pambudi, a speaker at the Website Content Production Training held in collaboration between the BnB Community and the Department of Communication UII Thursday (17/6) online. This training is a form of community empowerment for the UII Communication academic community.

Sumekar Tanjung, Head of the UII Department of Communication Laboratory, said in his remarks, the website is one of the essential elements in the community. The website exists to broadcast all community activities and profiles. The public becomes aware and knows the profile of the community.

Therefore, training is carried out to develop the capacity of managers Community website “Grateful & Sharing Group” or commonly called BnB. The BnB community is a place for families with children with disabilities. It becomes a forum for sharing, therapy, and self-development for families and communities with disabilities. BnB’s address is at the BnB Education Center in Kulon Progo.

This training is a continuation of the previous program, namely the production and building of a community website. The BnB education house website has now been established on the https://www.komunitasbnb.com/. In the future, the website will be managed by BNB management to broadcast activities and education for families with children with disabilities.

The presentation of the material this time uses an adult education approach. This approach believes that participants are not empty glasses. The facilitator believes that each participant has the experience and capital to share and learn, writing website content. 

Therefore, the facilitator invites the participants to analyze the elements of the news. The Analysis is through case studies of news that seasoned journalists have written. After that, participants apply that element in writing simple hard news.

Through this approach, this training resulted in five articles written by the participants. “We hope that in the future the training will not only stop at writing, but also practice maintaining the website for the sake of the institution’s existence,” said Puji Wahyuni, one of the participants and administrator of the BNB Education Center, Kulon Progo.