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“THE GOOD AND THE BAD: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AFFECTED ME AS A GEN Z INDIVIDUAL”

Social media has become a part and daily routine of my life as a generation Z individual. It provided us with many benefits, both positive and negative. Social media made it easier for us to reach out to more people, family, and friends. We easily gained access to news and information about the world and the current happenings surrounding us.  The good impact of social media to me is that I can easily reach out to my friend who's out of the country by using social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, etc. I can easily communicate with my friends who's province, city away from me and talk about life. I can stick and restore my documents and images in the social media and share the events of my life but not to personal just a brief information about my day and life same goes with my loved one's. However at that point we actually need to feel like their connections and fellowships are genuine, something not generally the situation via online media where it is not difficult to alter a photograph, go about as though everything is extraordinary, and put on an act for adherents. Generation Z has been attracted to social media in a way that has made them addicted to it and also sleep deprived. Lack of communication with other human beings however, is another negative effect of social media in accordance with Generation Z. We learned and were able to be exposed to different cultures and beliefs from different countries. However, at the same time, it has also had bad effects on me as a gen Z individual such as being prone to damage in self-esteem, depression and cyberbullying. Other effects included are having diminished attention span and social skills diminishing in comparison to reading and writing skills. 

Social Media affects Generation Z in a positive way by how it is used educating young children and giving the teens the potential to improve their many practical skills. A few of us also are too pre involved by the online media that they will more often than not fail to remember reality and everyone's eyes are consistently on the screen. Now and then facts are being corrupted by the false news blamed for the spreading in the online media. I believe that most of us have observed that these effects are mostly present on every generation Z individual that always engages and is active in social media apps. Control and discipline are what we desperately need right now. Many might think that it is just a small matter but we need to recognize that this is a problem that affects many teenagers right now. Social media has been a big part of people’s lives since the mid 2000s and it is affecting Generation Z both negatively and positively.

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“Digital Divide in the New Normal”

The digital divide in the new normal has never been more pronounced. In this time of new normal, the digital divide becomes more apparent. We rely on technology and the internet to continue our lives in the new normal. However, to be able to connect with other people we need access to the knowledge and skills needed to utilize the devices that are the results of new technologies. Moreover, many people don’t have the ability to use digital technologies due to technical gaps, socioeconomic backgrounds, and having less internet bandwidth. Some people who are competent and have access to the internet and technological devices use these as a means to attack other cyber citizens. The gap between persons with and without the internet, which has existed since the internet's creation, has widened even further during the COVID-19 pandemic. We may not notice it but in this new normal, having access to more internet bandwidth, technological skills and knowledge, and devices to use defines your social status.  With quite a bit of society coming to a halt, individuals look to Information and Communications Technologies to adjust to the advancing uncertainty and work with negligible disturbance. During the situation of the pandemic, those with broadband who could proceed with distance learning, seeing their doctor virtually basically, working from a distance, and associating with friends and family on video calls. Yet, while it's become ordinary to expect that everybody approaches something as appearing as the web, that couldn't possibly be more off-base.

On the sight of that COVID-19 has shown us anything and let us learn, it is that admittance to technology and a pattern of advanced abilities are necessities. People, companies, instructive foundations and networks have all needed to bring a jump into a computerized climate to adapt to what might be the new Normal. Many people found the transition to online life to be, at least technologically, simple. However, while it is common to believe that everyone has access to something as simple as the internet, this could not be further from the truth. With the help of technology, people are able to know the situation of the world amidst pandemic hurdles as in our life but by its presence we learn to adapt to the beauty of technology and its less hassle to help when it comes to work. As we embrace the new normal in our lives, may we apply the netiquettes in cyberspace and learn to help those who are struggling, as it was only then that the digital divide can be stopped.

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“Understanding the Relevance of Information and News Literacy in the Midst of Social Era”

Mass media has evolved into a source of information for people who can deliver a variety of messages ranging from economic information to political, economic, social, and cultural protection and security. In today’s digital world, information transmission methods are expanding, as is easy access to all types of information. First and foremost, media literacy assists students and others in becoming more informed media consumers as well as responsible media creators. Traditional media, such as newspapers, television, and radio stations, have been embracing technology to maximize output; however, the growing trend of Internet usage has had an impact on the fall in the use of traditional media.

 It authorized people to learn for themselves so that we can make more informed decisions. It helps us to recognize biases, understand context, and evaluate information so that we can effectively use and communicate it. Media literacy helps young social media users better interpret the messages. Being information and news literate allows us to judge whether the information is trustworthy and reliable. In our time, there is a lot of information from various sources that can’t be trusted. Many people are spreading false news to deceive us. That’s why being information and news literate will give you the ability to judge and not be alluded to.

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“MEDIA EVOLUTION  AND THE CHANGING WORLD”

New media headways both spring from and cause social changes. Along these lines, it may very well be hard to sort the movement of media into clear conditions and results. The internet has been a piece of our existence. It has changed correspondences, to the extent that it is presently our supported medium conventional correspondence. The media plays various important roles in our society. One obvious role is that of entertainer. The media can serve as a springboard for our imaginations, a source of fantasy, and a source of escapism. Information and education can also be provided by the media. Information can take various forms, and it can be difficult to distinguish it from fun at times. Newspapers, as well as news-oriented television and radio programs, now provide access to stories from all over the world. Media can be traced back to ancient cave drawings, hand-drawn maps, and writing. The media has fascinated us in all facets of our lives for ages. It assists us in recognizing the essence of creativity in whatever we do. The evolution of media truly proves to us how it can instantly change the world. A lot of people now are relying on various sources of media in getting updated information and various issues around the world. Before people were only using newspapers, radio, and television to get information.

 Media fulfills an essential position in our general public. Media can go probably as a springboard for our brains, a wellspring of a creative mind, and a hotspot for optimism. Media can similarly give information and guidance. Information can come in many designs, and it may at times be difficult to disengage from the diversion. Before the media was a medium to communicate and inform other people but in this era of new media its primary use is to share information through digital technologies. Instead of spreading information for the greater good of the community, people are now using it in the wrong way. “Videoing before helping. Picturing for the sake of popularity”. A factor for politicians to their fame, spreading information about helping other people yet behind lies corruption that stems from greed.

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“The Value of Being a Media and Information Literate Individual”

Media and information literacy enables people, as users of information and the media, to interpret and make informed judgments and to become capable creators and producers of information and media. Media literacy emphasizes the ability to understand media functions, evaluate their performance, and use them for self-expression, while information literacy emphasizes the importance of access to information and the ethical evaluation and use of such information. It recognizes the main role of information and the media in our daily life. It focuses on freedom of expression and information, as it enables citizens to understand the roles of the media and other information providers, evaluate their content, and, as users and producers of media information and content, express informed criticism. Technology is essential for daily lives routines mostly that we are going through in online class because of the pandemic. Its advancement is parallel to the media. Information can be transmitted and any time of the day it will spread. Media these days is important on our daily basis, especially teenagers and those social influencers that use media as their work or to inspire others with like vloggers, etc. Like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. It helps with acquiring our knowledge into what we find in web-based media, talk with others like for our family, relatives, and partners and it might be a redirection also by using online media. Also, it helps with keeping one educated concerning what's going on in the world to revive in news in our overall population or our environmental factors.

 Being media and information literate best significance is the idea of media into a source. A source of information and ready to interpret the data through the media. To turn into a media educated isn't to retain reality about media but instead to learn and become information literate as an individual should have the option to perceive when data is required and have a capacity to locate, evaluate and utilize effectively the required data as a guide for them. Information and media competence enables individuals, as information and media users, to interpret and make informed judgments and to become capable creators and producers of media information and messages who can recognize and identify what is fake news and what they are not. They are also expected to be able to process and understand the information provided to them and possibly also explain it to others.

 I think being a media and information literate individual has infinite value if one becomes an asset and a translator of current info into media or possesses a clear understanding of the info in the media and can work with others using or sharing info. Being media and information literate needs certain skills such as critical thinking. Being a media and information literate individual is allowing us to increase our ability to communicate efficiently and effectively. It allows us to be competent and knowledgeable of our understanding of how it works. Being media and information literate is so much helpful in our society and it also helps the progress of each individual’s abilities and the progress of our economic and social status. It can give us an idea of what we can do to make it possible for what we have. It can help us to provide good comfort and support our effectiveness in communicating with your loved ones. The value of media will depend upon how people use it and how to make an effort online. Being a media and information literate individual allows oneself to be able to properly interpret information and use media as a medium to accurately spread correct information. It increases our ability and proficiency to effectively communicate and know which information is true and right to be shared. As dutiful citizens, we must know our rights and limits.