Proceedings of the 2nd Jogjakarta Communication Conference (JCC 2020)

Urgency Of Digital Literation in the Central Segregation Of Viral Journalism Versus Data Journalism

Authors
Muchsin al-Fikri, Sandra Irawaty
Corresponding Author
Muchsin al-Fikri
Available Online 19 August 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200818.052How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Segregation, Viral Journalism, Data Journalism, Media Literacy
Abstract

Based on statistical data, in 2018 the number of online media in Indonesia reached 43,000 and only around 2,400 have been successfully verified by the Press Council. The proliferation of online media in this digital era has created segregation or gaps that have given rise to new challenges in the world of journalism, namely the struggle for the existence of data journalism and viral journalism in Indonesia. “Euphoria of viral journalism is represented by the collective inability to distinguish between informative and speculative; between proportional and excessive; between those containing lies and those that are worth considering, “said Tom Nicholas in The Death of Expertise (2017). [1] In the midst of the intense battles of the two new schools of journalism, the public especially millennial generation needs to be equipped with sufficient media literacy education to avoid the biased information presented by viral journalism which among its features and characteristics is to prioritize aspects of speed over accuracy, sensationalism and often twisting issues. This study portrays digital literacy education efforts carried out by the Office of Communication and Information (Diskominfo) of Bandung City under the direction of the Mayor of Bandung Oded M Danial. Using qualitative methods, the authors maximize primary and secondary data and conduct in-depth observations and interviews with a number of informants such as the Mayor of Bandung, the Head of the Office of Communication and Information Technology, and several education participants.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Jogjakarta Communication Conference (JCC 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 August 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.200818.052
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200818.052How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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