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05.05.16

Human to Human In Real Life

In her final essay for Jakarta's Youth in Real Life, Yanti Sastrawan reflects on her return to Jakarta. Through her observations, Yanti talks about online communication and how people have integrated it into their regular interpesonal communication habit. Take a look at Human to Human in Real Life, the conclusion to Jakarta's Youth in Real Life.

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07.04.16

A Democracy Dialogue

In the 5th part of her Jakarta's Youth in Real Life series, Yanti Sastrawan talks about democracy and the youth's active participation through social media. Using Teman Ahok and Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's consequent run as an independent, Yanti Sastrawan explores the youth's online engagement and how it contributes to Jakarta's political landscape.

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03.03.16

Silenced, Only to Become Louder

In the fourth part of her Jakarta's Youth in Real Life series, Yanti Sastrawan discusses the recent wave of media censorship in Indonesia that are anchored in what is assumed to be the country's moral grounds. Find out about the various events that has become popular discussion amongst netizens today in this article.

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04.02.16

Louder in Hashtag

In her third essay for the theme Jakarta's Youth in Real Life, Yanti Sastrawan examines the online behavior of Jakartans in response to the terrorist attack that took place January 14th, 2016. In Louder in Hashtags, Sastrawan explains the use of technology in disseminating information, how the news were consumed, and how Jakartans responded to the event.

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14.01.16

Through the Instagram Lens

In this article, Yanti Sastrawan takes a look at one of the most popular smartphone app in Jakarta, Instagram. Through observation of the metropolis' infrastructure and the youth's lifestyle, Yanti talks about how Instagram is used by the young Jakartans to portray their personal lives, the city they live in, and the latest trends.

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03.12.15

Post to Exist

In her new series titled "Jakarta's Youth in Real Life," Yanti Sastrawan writes about her observations of Jakarta youth's social media habits. In her first essay, Yanti talks about how social media is a tool for many of Jakarta's youth to prove their existence and belonging in the greater social context, using their fascination with IKEA as an example.

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