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Digital Literacy: The Right Solution to Overcome the Various Problems of Meaning and Communication on Social Media
- Type
- Journal Article
- Author
- Burhanuddin Arafah & Muhammad Hasyim
- Year
- 2023
- Publisher
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Studies in Media and Communication
- Abstract
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Problems with meaning arise when symbols interact in digital communication on social media between users. Different
messages may be interpreted differently due to symbolic exchanges between social media users. This paper examines
how message meaning relates to current social media challenges. The data used to address the issue was obtained from
an online survey of social media users, and the semiotics method was employed (denotation and connotation). This study
concludes that people who utilize social media have a higher propensity to read the news and become more authentic by
sharing it. To read social media text messages denotatively has ideological consequences for users and connotative
implications. Social media messaging's ideological impact creates the purpose of action (change of view on an issue, for
example, COVID-19 vaccination). This paper contributes to digital media literacy, which develops critical thinking
abilities based on digital knowledge by choosing to read news content. Besides, this paper contributes to the capacity to
critically create content based on digital culture (positive news content) and offer critical commentary based on digital
ethics (politeness in providing language). This article discusses the benefits and importance of news content comments
and the ability to share news content critically based on digital safety by safely evaluating information before sharing it. - Language
- English
- Keywords
- Digital Literacy, Social Media Literacy
- Tags
- Critical thinking, Digital empowerment
- PGDMIL Course
- C02 – Media, Technology and Content
- PGDMIL Block
- C02-B1: Media Texts and Digital Storytelling
- Has Part
- C02-U04: Communication on Digital Platforms for Social Media
- Corpus Status
- Pending Review
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