Journalism Research's Objects and Objectives During and After the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Journalism,Pandemic,Research, communication, Covid-19 , post-pandemicAbstract
The most immediate and severe implications of the covid-19 are on the health of a large number of population entire of the world. Hence, it is a waking point for the researchers to extend the researchers to highlight the upcoming crisis in order to find the solutions to cope in this area of sufferings especially in journalism research. As academics or researcher, it is needed to pause the things that brought us to a point where our studies, both individually and collectively hope to go in the future, especially when so much of our work appears to be irrelevant. Researcher of this study recommend that two aspects of journalism research at this time: is objects why conducting this study and what is the purpose and objective behind this study. By honestly admitting the flaws, the scholar may refocus this research agendas to be both responsive and introspective to response the current crisis and prepare for the uncertainties ahead. The current research may see the current circumstances as an opportunity to shift to Covid-19 research and to gather the actual data by using different mediums like social media news in transition, but also as an opportunity to reimagine our research enterprise in a much broader context.
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