Literacy of the Digital Culture: Reading, Producing and Publishing Text of Netizen on Social Media

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10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_9How to use a DOI?

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Netizen; publishing and producing text; reading; social media; symbolic interaction

Abstract

People who use the internet, or commonly called Netizens, now use public spaces made of digital media in various ways. Netizens are currently vigorously intricate in creating and publishing the information through internet and just being consumers of media texts. However, the increased freedom that netizens now have in their roles as authors, publishers, and creators can result in communication issues, particularly when interpreting texts, which can cause social unrest. The symbolic interaction through language, as internet users chat messages individually or in groups, can occasionally lead to misunderstandings and conflicts because there is not a common understanding. The study aims to evaluate the level of digital literacy of netizens in reading, creating, and publishing messages in social media texts. This study addressed the followings questions: (1) What knowledge and skills in digital citizenship are necessary for effective use of digital media? (2) How do symbolic interactions affect the interaction of online users when using social media as readers, writers, and text creators? (3) What are the problems found in reading, creating, and publishing messages by internet users? A qualitative descriptive method was used to provide a thorough overview of the topic to shed light on these problems. Online surveys, field research, and observations were used to gather the data. It was done using a semiotic strategy with a particular emphasis on symbolic interaction. The results emphasize the significance of netizens possessing four essential components of digital literacy of skills, ethics, culture, and digital safety, to successfully fulfil their roles as text consumers, producers, and publishers on social media platforms. Additionally, the study created a model to depict how netizens symbolically interacted while conversing on social networking sites.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Burhanuddin Arafah
AU  - Muhammad Hasyim
AU  - A. St. Aldilah Khaerana
AU  - Andi Inayah Soraya
AU  - Rezky Ramadhani
AU  - Ahmad Ismail
AU  - Takwa Takwa
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/26
TI  - Literacy of the Digital Culture: Reading, Producing and Publishing Text of Netizen on Social Media
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 59
EP  - 69
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_9
ID  - Arafah2024
ER  -