PENGUATAN NILAI DEMOKRASI MELALUI PERAN GEN Z INDONESIA DALAM MEDIA ONLINE
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https://doi.org/10.31764/jpmb.v4i3.4840Keywords:
democracy, gen Z, Indonesia, online media.Abstract
ABSTRAK
Era digital membawa tantangan baru bagi Gen Z sebagai natives digital. Bagi Indonesia, Gen Z berperan penting dalam kehidupan demokrasi, sebagai calon pemimpin bangsa. Namun, media Online juga memberi tantangan pada hoaks, potensi indoktrinasi, radikalisasi dan berbagai tantangan lain. Karenanya, Gen Z membutuhkan pemahaman nilai demokrasi. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilakukan dalam rangka “penguatan nilai demokrasi melalui peran generasi Z indonesia dalam media Onlineâ€. Tujuannya adalah mendukung Gen Z menjawab tantangan dinamika era digital yang kompleks, sehingga menjadi pribadi-pribadi unggul dan berkontribusi positif dalam demokrasi Indonesia. Metode yang dilakukan berupa pendidikan masyarakat, dalam skema daring. Skema daring dilakukan guna menyesuaikan kondisi pandemi sekaligus membuka kesempatan melibatkan sasaran yang lebih luas, yakni Gen Z dari berbagai daerah di seluruh Indonesia. Kegiatan dilakukan melalui tahap penjajagan, promosi, sosialisasi, pendampingan dan evaluasi. Sosialisasi dilakukan oleh pakar demokrasi dan pakar media Online. Selanjutnya, dilakukan pendampingan selama dua bulan. Tahap evaluasi dilakukan dengan penilaian indikator luaran untuk melihat perubahan pola pikir dan perilaku peserta kegiatan. Evaluasi menunjukkan bahwa seluruh indikator luaran mengalami peningkatan atau hasil positif, terutama pada peningkatan pemahaman dalam menggunakan media Online, seperti media sosial secara bermanfaat.
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Kata kunci: demokrasi; gen Z, Indonesia, media online.
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ABSTRACT
The digital era provides new challenges for Gen Z as digital natives. For Indonesia, Gen Z plays an important role in democratic life, as a future leader of the nation. However, online media poses challenge of hoaxes, indoctrination, radicalization and others. Understanding the value of democracy can be good modal for them. This program was carried out in the context of "Strengthening democratic values through the role of Z Generation Indonesia in online media". The purposes was to support Gen Z in responding to the challenges of digital era, so they can be better and contribute positively to Indonesian democracy. The method used was public education, in an online scheme. The online scheme was adapted to the pandemic conditions while at the same time opening up opportunities to involve a wider target, Z Generation from around Indonesia. Activities were included assessment, promotion, socialization, mentoring and evaluation. The socialization was carried out by democracy experts and online media experts. Assistance was held for two months. The evaluation stage done by assessing the output indicators to see changes in the mindset and behavior of participants. The evaluation showed that all of the output indicators have improved or have positive results, especially increased understanding in using online media, such as social media in a useful way.
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Keywords: democracy; gen Z; Indonesia; online media.
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