Alem Febri Sonni
Biographic Data
| ID | 3562593 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alem Febri Sonni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alem Febri |
| FAMILY NAME | Sonni |
| SIGNATURE | SONNI A F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hasanuddin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6785-5033 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Legal chilling effects in the algorithmic public sphere
The criminalization of digital expression through expansive information laws represents a critical yet undertheorized threat to democratic communication in emerging democracies. While legal scholarship has examined specific legislative provisions, the communicative dimensions of this phenomenon, particularly how the prosecution of online expression systematically distorts the digital public sphere, remain inadequately conceptualized. Drawing on H…
The digital double bind
The digital revolution has transformed the landscape of political communication, creating new opportunities and challenges for women political leaders worldwide. In patriarchal societies, particularly across Southeast Asia, the rise of social media has not uniformly democratized political participation — it has, in many cases, intensified the double bind that women leaders face: the paradox of being simultaneously expected to exhibit masculine au…
Silver screens and golden dreams
When discussing Southeast Asian cinema, most people immediately think of the film industries of Thailand, the Philippines, or Indonesia. However, what about Myanmar? Silver Screens and Golden Dream
A critical review of AI-enhanced communication strategies in Southeast Asian startup ecosystems
This mini review examines the intersection of digital disinformation, artificial intelligence technologies, and cultural identity construction within Southeast Asian startup ecosystems. Through systematic analysis of 68 peer-reviewed studies published between 2019 and 2024, we synthesize the current understanding of how AI-enhanced communication strategies both combat and potentially amplify disinformation while navigating complex cultural identi…
Digital forensics and legal communication
The viral spread of youth violence content on social media platforms has created unprecedented challenges for law enforcement agencies in Indonesia, requiring rapid response mechanisms that balance digital evidence integrity with public communication needs. As digital platforms become primary sources of information about criminal incidents, law enforcement agencies must navigate complex tensions between transparency, accountability, and operation…
Survei Kuantitatif Kepuasan Pemirsa terhadap Pelayanan Informasi dan Program Lokal TVRI Sulawesi Selatan
This study analyzes viewer satisfaction with the information services and local programs of TVRI South Sulawesi. Using a descriptive quantitative survey, data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 260 viewers, mostly from younger age groups. The results show a high level of satisfaction with program content, presentation, and several technical aspects of the broadcast. Viewers particularly appreciate the themes and messages …
Digital heroism in Indonesian media
This study analyzes digital heroism construction in the Indonesian media ecosystem through the viral phenomenon of Abdul Haris Agam (Agam Rinjani) based on real data crawling from mainstream media and social media platforms during June 21–30, 2025 and using a mixed-methods approach with content analysis of 18 articles from four major Indonesian media outlets and engagement data from Instagram @agam_rinjani, which experienced follower growth from …
Information disorder’s impact on adolescents
The spread of information disorder on social media has become a significant concern, especially regarding its impact on adolescents, with consequences affecting their cognitive development, social interactions, and decision-making abilities. This study aimed to analyze trends and patterns in scholarly publications related to social media information disorder and its impact on adolescents by mapping the current landscape of studies, identifying ke…
Marinyo as a medium of traditional communication in the digital era
This study examines the transformation of Marinyo, a traditional communication institution in Ambonese society, within the context of digital media expansion and the transition from Industry 4.0 to Society 5.0. The research addresses the critical challenge of maintaining cultural communication systems while embracing technological advancement, a concern highlighted by UNESCO’s directives on cultural preservation. Using ethnographic communication …
Archipelagic journalism
This study examines how geographic constraints constitutively shape digital journalism practices and community access to information in Indonesia's archipelagic landscape. Despite growing scholarly interest in media geography and digital journalism, existing theoretical frameworks inadequately address how archipelagic geographies characterized by physical island fragmentation, extreme cultural diversity, and infrastructure inequality fundamentall…
Digital transformation in journalism
This mini-review examines the digital transformation in journalism over the past decade (2014–2024), focusing on adopting AI technologies, changing business models, and evolving professional practices. Through an analysis of recent literature, we identify three main streams of research: technology integration in newsrooms, shifting content consumption patterns, and business model innovation. Findings show that AI has changed how news is produced …
AI-based disinformation and hate speech amplification
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly transformed Indonesia's digital media ecosystem, including how disinformation and hate speech are produced, disseminated, and consumed. This short review critically analyzes how AI technologies contribute to hate speech amplification in Indonesia through a comprehensive literature examination from 2018-2024. Using a systematic methodology, we identify three primary mechanisms: (1) …
Algorithmic gender representation in digital journalism
Integrating artificial intelligence into journalism has transformed how gender identities are represented and consumed across digital platforms. This perspective examines the emergence of “platform-specific masculinities” in Indonesian digital journalism, drawing from recent empirical evidence showing a 55-percentage-point decline in traditional masculine representations between 2019 and 2024. We propose the “Algorithmic Gender Representation Par…
Digital disinformation and financial decision-making
This study investigates the proliferation of economic conspiracy theories on Indonesian social media platforms and their impact on financial decision-making, particularly regarding gold investment during the 2025 economic uncertainty period. The research examines how conspiracy narratives spread and influence investment behaviors through a comprehensive mixed-method approach combining network analysis, content analysis, and survey research of 2,8…
Digital Branding for Health Equity
Health equity remains a pressing challenge in the Global South, where public hospitals serve as the primary providers for marginalized populations under conditions of chronic resource constraints. Digital branding, long associated with private-sector marketing, has recently emerged as a strategy to enhance institutional visibility, patient trust, and communication in healthcare. Yet, little is known about how low-cost Integrated Marketing Communi…
Cultural power dynamics and narrative transformation
This study examines the complex dynamics of cultural adaptation in Asian remakes of Hollywood films, focusing on two pairs of films produced between 2015 and 2023. Through systematic intertextual and comparative analysis, the research investigates how Asian film remakes negotiate and transform global narratives within local cultural contexts. The study analyzes “Ghost” (1990) and its Japanese remake “Ghost: In Your Arms Again” (2018), and “Miss C…
Information Pandemic
This research examines the spread of disinformation on social media platforms and its impact on state resilience through a systematic literature review of 150 peer-reviewed studies published between 2014 and 2024. The analysis revealed that disinformation spreads six times faster than accurate information, with emotions and platform algorithms playing a significant role in its spread. Factors such as low digital literacy, political polarization, …
The Practice of Bill Nichols’ Documentary Approach in Kirsten Johnsons Cameraperson (2016)
This article aims to show how Bill Nichols approach to documentary is practiced in Cameraperson (2016), and autobiographical documentary directed by Kirsten Johnson, a professional documentary cinematographer. Through the thought of Bill Nichols, a film critic concerned documentary and supplemented by relevant literature sourced from journals, books and web articles, this examination found that from his theory of documentary, Nichols’ six approac…
Peaceful journalism in reporting conflict in Papua on the news portals
The aims of this study are to describe the framing and journalism of peace conducted by the media portals Suarapapua.com and Kompas.com and the framing and journalism of peace reporting on the conflict in Papua. This research was conducted for approximately 3 months, from May to July 2022. The method used in this study is a qualitative method using framing analysis by Robert E. Entman, namely, the selection of issues and highlighting certain aspe…
The symbolic meaning of the Sandeq boat making process among the Mandarese
This article aims to explain the symbolic meaning in the process of making the traditional sandeq boat of the Mandar people. The data collection process was carried out from April to June 2017. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with 6 purposively selected expert informants, as well as direct observation in the field. The results of this study indicate that the ritual that accompanies the making of the traditional sandeq boat is seen …
Digital disinformation and financial decision-making
This study investigates the proliferation of economic conspiracy theories on Indonesian social media platforms and their impact on financial decision-making, particularly regarding gold investment during the 2025 economic uncertainty period. The research examines how conspiracy narratives spread and influence investment behaviors through a comprehensive mixed-method approach combining network analysis, content analysis, and survey research of 2,8…
The symbolic meaning of the Sandeq boat making process among the Mandarese
This article aims to explain the symbolic meaning in the process of making the traditional sandeq boat of the Mandar people. The data collection process was carried out from April to June 2017. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with 6 purposively selected expert informants, as well as direct observation in the field. The results of this study indicate that the ritual that accompanies the making of the traditional sandeq boat is seen …
The Practice of Bill Nichols’ Documentary Approach in Kirsten Johnsons Cameraperson (2016)
This article aims to show how Bill Nichols approach to documentary is practiced in Cameraperson (2016), and autobiographical documentary directed by Kirsten Johnson, a professional documentary cinematographer. Through the thought of Bill Nichols, a film critic concerned documentary and supplemented by relevant literature sourced from journals, books and web articles, this examination found that from his theory of documentary, Nichols’ six approac…
Peaceful journalism in reporting conflict in Papua on the news portals
The aims of this study are to describe the framing and journalism of peace conducted by the media portals Suarapapua.com and Kompas.com and the framing and journalism of peace reporting on the conflict in Papua. This research was conducted for approximately 3 months, from May to July 2022. The method used in this study is a qualitative method using framing analysis by Robert E. Entman, namely, the selection of issues and highlighting certain aspe…
Information Pandemic
This research examines the spread of disinformation on social media platforms and its impact on state resilience through a systematic literature review of 150 peer-reviewed studies published between 2014 and 2024. The analysis revealed that disinformation spreads six times faster than accurate information, with emotions and platform algorithms playing a significant role in its spread. Factors such as low digital literacy, political polarization, …
Survei Kuantitatif Kepuasan Pemirsa terhadap Pelayanan Informasi dan Program Lokal TVRI Sulawesi Selatan
This study analyzes viewer satisfaction with the information services and local programs of TVRI South Sulawesi. Using a descriptive quantitative survey, data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 260 viewers, mostly from younger age groups. The results show a high level of satisfaction with program content, presentation, and several technical aspects of the broadcast. Viewers particularly appreciate the themes and messages …
Digital heroism in Indonesian media
This study analyzes digital heroism construction in the Indonesian media ecosystem through the viral phenomenon of Abdul Haris Agam (Agam Rinjani) based on real data crawling from mainstream media and social media platforms during June 21–30, 2025 and using a mixed-methods approach with content analysis of 18 articles from four major Indonesian media outlets and engagement data from Instagram @agam_rinjani, which experienced follower growth from …
Information disorder’s impact on adolescents
The spread of information disorder on social media has become a significant concern, especially regarding its impact on adolescents, with consequences affecting their cognitive development, social interactions, and decision-making abilities. This study aimed to analyze trends and patterns in scholarly publications related to social media information disorder and its impact on adolescents by mapping the current landscape of studies, identifying ke…
Marinyo as a medium of traditional communication in the digital era
This study examines the transformation of Marinyo, a traditional communication institution in Ambonese society, within the context of digital media expansion and the transition from Industry 4.0 to Society 5.0. The research addresses the critical challenge of maintaining cultural communication systems while embracing technological advancement, a concern highlighted by UNESCO’s directives on cultural preservation. Using ethnographic communication …
Archipelagic journalism
This study examines how geographic constraints constitutively shape digital journalism practices and community access to information in Indonesia's archipelagic landscape. Despite growing scholarly interest in media geography and digital journalism, existing theoretical frameworks inadequately address how archipelagic geographies characterized by physical island fragmentation, extreme cultural diversity, and infrastructure inequality fundamentall…
Digital transformation in journalism
This mini-review examines the digital transformation in journalism over the past decade (2014–2024), focusing on adopting AI technologies, changing business models, and evolving professional practices. Through an analysis of recent literature, we identify three main streams of research: technology integration in newsrooms, shifting content consumption patterns, and business model innovation. Findings show that AI has changed how news is produced …
AI-based disinformation and hate speech amplification
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly transformed Indonesia's digital media ecosystem, including how disinformation and hate speech are produced, disseminated, and consumed. This short review critically analyzes how AI technologies contribute to hate speech amplification in Indonesia through a comprehensive literature examination from 2018-2024. Using a systematic methodology, we identify three primary mechanisms: (1) …
Algorithmic gender representation in digital journalism
Integrating artificial intelligence into journalism has transformed how gender identities are represented and consumed across digital platforms. This perspective examines the emergence of “platform-specific masculinities” in Indonesian digital journalism, drawing from recent empirical evidence showing a 55-percentage-point decline in traditional masculine representations between 2019 and 2024. We propose the “Algorithmic Gender Representation Par…
Digital disinformation and financial decision-making
This study investigates the proliferation of economic conspiracy theories on Indonesian social media platforms and their impact on financial decision-making, particularly regarding gold investment during the 2025 economic uncertainty period. The research examines how conspiracy narratives spread and influence investment behaviors through a comprehensive mixed-method approach combining network analysis, content analysis, and survey research of 2,8…
Digital Branding for Health Equity
Health equity remains a pressing challenge in the Global South, where public hospitals serve as the primary providers for marginalized populations under conditions of chronic resource constraints. Digital branding, long associated with private-sector marketing, has recently emerged as a strategy to enhance institutional visibility, patient trust, and communication in healthcare. Yet, little is known about how low-cost Integrated Marketing Communi…
Cultural power dynamics and narrative transformation
This study examines the complex dynamics of cultural adaptation in Asian remakes of Hollywood films, focusing on two pairs of films produced between 2015 and 2023. Through systematic intertextual and comparative analysis, the research investigates how Asian film remakes negotiate and transform global narratives within local cultural contexts. The study analyzes “Ghost” (1990) and its Japanese remake “Ghost: In Your Arms Again” (2018), and “Miss C…
Legal chilling effects in the algorithmic public sphere
The criminalization of digital expression through expansive information laws represents a critical yet undertheorized threat to democratic communication in emerging democracies. While legal scholarship has examined specific legislative provisions, the communicative dimensions of this phenomenon, particularly how the prosecution of online expression systematically distorts the digital public sphere, remain inadequately conceptualized. Drawing on H…
The digital double bind
The digital revolution has transformed the landscape of political communication, creating new opportunities and challenges for women political leaders worldwide. In patriarchal societies, particularly across Southeast Asia, the rise of social media has not uniformly democratized political participation — it has, in many cases, intensified the double bind that women leaders face: the paradox of being simultaneously expected to exhibit masculine au…
Silver screens and golden dreams
When discussing Southeast Asian cinema, most people immediately think of the film industries of Thailand, the Philippines, or Indonesia. However, what about Myanmar? Silver Screens and Golden Dream
A critical review of AI-enhanced communication strategies in Southeast Asian startup ecosystems
This mini review examines the intersection of digital disinformation, artificial intelligence technologies, and cultural identity construction within Southeast Asian startup ecosystems. Through systematic analysis of 68 peer-reviewed studies published between 2019 and 2024, we synthesize the current understanding of how AI-enhanced communication strategies both combat and potentially amplify disinformation while navigating complex cultural identi…
Digital forensics and legal communication
The viral spread of youth violence content on social media platforms has created unprecedented challenges for law enforcement agencies in Indonesia, requiring rapid response mechanisms that balance digital evidence integrity with public communication needs. As digital platforms become primary sources of information about criminal incidents, law enforcement agencies must navigate complex tensions between transparency, accountability, and operation…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Social media (7 works) · Digital media (6 works) · Journalism (5 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Disinformation (4 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (4 works) · Media studies (4 works)