PEMANFAATAN INSTAGRAM STORY SEBAGAI MEDIA DISCLOSURE MAHASISWA STAMBUK 2017 JURUSAN ILMU KOMUNIKASI FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL UIN SUMATRA UTARA

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Communication is an important component of social life and can improve relationships between people. Interpersonal communication is one of the most common types of communication. Self-disclosure This is an intentional act of self-disclosure, in which the information commonly exchanged usually consists of various topics, such as life experiences, feelings, opinions, emotions, and more. The purpose of this study was to explore various self-disclosure practices carried out by Uinsu students in using the Instagram story function, therefore researchers were interested in how much information students disclosed on social media. Use Instagram, especially stories, as a platform for self-expression or self-disclosure. The research approach used by researchers in this study is a qualitative approach, this is because researchers want to see and dig deeper about the use of Instagram stories as a medium for self-disclosure or disclosure of students at the 2017 State University of Communication Sciences. From the results of this study it can be concluded that for informants as far as their uploads are concerned with their personal life or just their daily life, they have no problem as long as their uploads do not damage the image and views of other people towards them based on their uploaded Instagram Stories. In using the uses and gratification theory it is explained that audiences use and choose media to fulfill the satisfaction they set and if it is described here it can be said that informants choose to use Instagram Stories as the media they choose or the media they use.