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Election Disinformation in Indonesia: YouTube’s Role in 2019 & 2024

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This podcast presents a narrative from the chapter titled "Disinformasi di YouTube: Pemilihan Presiden 2019 dan 2024" in the book "Jurnalisme Cekfakta Melawan Disinformasi Pemilu 2024"—available for download at ⁠aji.or.id⁠. The chapter explores how YouTube, particularly YouTube Shorts, has become a platform for disinformation during the Indonesian presidential elections in 2019 and 2024. By analyzing video content, user comments, and the spread of disinformation through echo chambers, the authors highlight the lack of intervention from the platform in removing misleading content.

Jakarta’s Air Quality and COVID-19: The Mobility Effect

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This podcast presents a narrative of the research paper titled "Population Mobility and Air Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of DKI Jakarta"—available for download at ⁠ejournal2.undip.ac.id⁠. The study investigates how population mobility impacted air quality in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response (DPSIR) framework, the research analyzes data from the Google Mobility Index, TomTom Traffic Index, and Twitter to explore the relationship between mobility changes and air pollution levels.

ChatGPT and Research: Insights from Indonesian R&D

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This podcast presents a narrative of the research paper titled "Unraveling Indonesian Public R&D Institutions’ Perspectives on ChatGPT: An Analytical Approach to Decoding Open-Ended Surveys Through Topic Modeling"—available for download at ⁠stipmjournal.org⁠. The study investigates the perspectives of Indonesian public research and development (R&D) institutions on ChatGPT and other AI technologies. Through a comprehensive survey of researchers and the application of topic modeling techniques, such as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), the study uncovers three major themes.

Exploring Indonesian Cuisine in YouTube Food Vlogs

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This podcast delves into a research study that explores the representation of Indonesian traditional cuisine in food vlogs on YouTube. By analyzing over 12,000 videos from 13 Indonesian YouTube channels, the study examines various factors such as food types, geographic locations, and the growing trend of mukbang (eating show) content. The findings reveal that traditional Indonesian cuisine is prominently featured, with a notable focus on spicy dishes and foods from Java. Additionally, the research highlights the presence of foreign cuisine, particularly from Western and Latin American countries, showcasing the diversity and evolving landscape of culinary.