The Importance of Digital Literacy in Minimizing the Impact of Hoax during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sleman, Yogyakarta

Felicciana Yayi Amanova, - and Niken Puspitasari, - (2020) The Importance of Digital Literacy in Minimizing the Impact of Hoax during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sleman, Yogyakarta. In: The First International Conference on Political, Social and Humanities Sciences (ICPSH 2020Navigating Global Society in the Disruptive Era November 25th-26 th, 2020, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia). Unsoed Press, Purwokerto, pp. 296-302. ISBN 978-623-6783-37-5 (PDF)

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Abstract

This research aims to describe the importance of digital literacy in minimizing the negative impact of hoax consumed by the society through various contents of social media during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. This research uses qualitative descriptive method by observing the ongoing phenomena. Paul Gilster’s Theory of Digital Literacy is used as the scientific approach to analyze the perception and attitude of the society toward hoax on social media during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research results conclude several assumptions, which are: first, hoax lead the society to wrong perceptions and actions in responding to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Second, mastery of digital literacy needs to be developed continuously in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta because most of the society tends to be affected by hoax information which circulates on social media. Third, minimizing the negative impact of hoax is one way to build people’s positive attitude in facing the pandemic

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