Judul: Hubungan Kebutuhan, Pemilihan dan Penggunaan Media Massa dengan Kepuasan Informasi tentang Sarana dan Prasarana Transportasi
Abstrak: In performing the mass media function of conveying information development must have a goal that is to be expected given the information in mass media can be used together and as wide as possible as something necessary and useful for life. To be used and useful for the people then the people who need the information to know and understand the information conveyed by the mass media, and for that, people should choose to use the mass media is the source of information in order to achieve satisfaction with the information from the mass media. Specifically, the purpose of this study to: Analyze the needs of the villagers for regarding the information services transport facilities and infrastructure that exist in the media. Analyze the mass media selection by villagers in obtain regarding the information services transport infrastructure. Analyze the use of mass media by villagers in obtain regarding the information services transport infrastructure. Analyze the satisfaction of the villagers for regarding the information services transport facilities and infrastructure gained through mass media. Analyze the relationship will need about information transportation infrastructure services with the use of the mass media. Analyze the electoral connection with the use of mass media by villagers in obtaining transportation facilities and infrastructure services. Analyzing the relationship of mass media use to the satisfaction of the villagers for regarding the information services transport infrastructure. The study was conducted in the village of West Cilebut. Site selection is purposive and executed September-November 2012. The research method was correlational descriptive survey. The population is villagers in West Cilebut. Sampling was simple random sampling technique. Total sample 52 households. Data analyzed were descriptively by frequency, average, percentage, average score, average score and the total distribution chart. Analysis of the relationship using the rank Spearman test. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 18,0 for windows. The results showed that: (1) Gender male respondents with the percentage of 62,0%. (2) age of respondents classified as earning between 37-65 years at 62,0%. (3) Work on the percentage of respondents 46,6% are private employees. The need for information services respondents transportation facilities and infrastructure gained through mass media including high with the average score of 2,90. The selection of the mass media by the respondents to obtain transportation facilities and infrastructure categorized either with high or average score of 2,79. The use of the mass media by the respondents in obtaining information services to the transportation infrastructure, including the average score of 2,65 or better in the high category. Respondent satisfaction for information transport infrastructure services obtained through mediamassa were high with the average score of 2,70. Cognitive needs have highly significant positive correlation (p < 0,01) with frekuendi indicators and goals. There is a highly significant positive correlation (p < 0,01) between affective needs with the goal, and positively correlated significantly (p < 0,05) with frekuens. The need for a real personal identity is positively related to the type and frequency of exposure situations. There is a highly significant positive correlation (p < 0,01) between the need for social relationships with the kind of
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Judul: Tingkat penggunaan media massa masyarakat di komplek nelayan Cipatuguran, Kelurahan Palabuhanratu, Kecamatan Palabuhanratu propinsi Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Informasi saat ini sudah menjadi suatu kebutuhan bagi semua orang, tidak terkecuali masyarakat pesisir. Media massa seperti televisi, radio dan koran digunakan sebagai perantara penyampaian informasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat penggunaan media massa oleh masyarakat pesisir kompleks nelayan Cipatuguran, Palabuhanratu. Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat berguna sebagai salah satu masukan informasi bagi pemerintah daerah dan instansi terkait dalam menerapkan kebijakan di daerah ini. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Oktober-November 2006 di kompleks nelayan Cipatuguran, Palabuhanratu. Jumlah sampel yang diambil untuk diwawancara sebesar 30 orang. Hasil wawancara dianalisis secara statistik dengan metode uji koefisien korelasi product moment hasil kali Pearson. Masyarakat Pesisir Palabuhanratu menggunakan media massa sebagai pengisi waktu luang mereka. Media televisi, radio, dan koran digunakan sebagai alat untuk mencari informasi dan hiburan. Karakterstik sosial ekonomi masyarakat berpengaruh terhadap tingkat penggunaan media massanya. Media televisi berkorelasi positif dengan umur, tingkat pendidikan formal, dan jumlah anggota keluarga. Dalam penggunaan media radio, ternyata tidak semua faktor karakteristik sosial ekonomi berkorelasi terhadap tingkat penggunaanya. Hanya tingkat penggunaan media koran dengan tingkat pendidikan formal yang berkorelasi positif, sisanya secara tidak signifikan mempunyai hubungan korelasi yang negatif.
Keyword: Proses komunikasi media, Karakteristik media massa, Peran dan fungsi media massa

Judul: Embriogenesis ikan buta (Astyanax fasciatus)
Abstrak: Ikan buta Astyanax fasciatus adalah spesies ikan unik dari famili Characidae yang menempati perairan dalam gua di Wilayah La Cueva Chica-San Luis Potasi-Mexico. Ikan ini memiliki mata yang tereduksi (Blind Cavefish) dan warna kulit merah muda, pucat serta mengkilap.
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