Open AccessGuest Editors’ Notes: Communication, Media, And Its Impact in Times of Crisis
Author(s) -
Suria Hani A. Rahman,
Fauziah Hassan,
Wan Mohd Fazrul Azdi Wan Razali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ulum islamiyyah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2289-4799
pISSN - 1675-5936
DOI - 10.33102/uij.vol33nos5.398
Subject(s) - crisis communication , social media , government (linguistics) , public relations , crisis management , political science , islam , covid-19 , media studies , sociology , history , law , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This special issue of Communication, Media, and Its Impact in Times of Crisis brings together 15 selected articles presented at the 3rd International Conference on Islam, Media, and Communication 2021 (ICIMaC2021) which was held on 10 and 11 July. The ICIMaC2021 is co-organized by the Communication Programme and New Media Communication Program, Faculty of Leadership and Management, USIM. For this special issue, various topics are brought to light including the impact of COVID-19 on media and society, and how the Malaysian government uses social media in delivering information during the pandemic, which is deemed efficient in handling crisis communication.