Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in journalistic learning: Strategies for accurately engaging with information and reporting news

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F. Inayatillah

2018 IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 296 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 8 SDG 4 Quartile

Abstract

In the era of digital technology, there is abundant information from various sources. This ease of access needs to be accompanied by the ability to engage with the information wisely. Thus, information and media literacy is required. From the results of preliminary observations, it was found that the students of Universitas Negeri Surabaya, whose major is Indonesian Literature, and they take journalistic course lack of the skill of media and information literacy (MIL). Therefore, they need to be equipped with MIL. The method used is descriptive qualitative, which includes data collection, data analysis, and presentation of data analysis. Observation and documentation techniques were used to obtain data of MIL's impact on journalistic learning for students. This study aims at describing the important role of MIL for students of journalistic and its impact on journalistic learning for students of Indonesian literature batch 2014. The results of this research indicate that journalistic is a science that is essential for students because it affects how a person perceives news report. Through the reinforcement of the course, students can avoid a hoax. MIL-based journalistic learning makes students will be more skillful at absorbing, processing, and presenting information accurately. The subject influences students in engaging with information so that they can report news credibly. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia

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