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“The Good and the Bad: How Social Media Affected Me as a Gen Z Individual”

Generation Z is a social generation where to no surprise nearly 100 percent of Gen Z teens and adults were using social media. Millennials and Generation Z were born into an age where social media and digital technology have been integrated in nearly all aspects of their lives. Social media runs the generation, and it often seems as if with every free moment this generation has, they are on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, etc. While social media has proven to be a valuable communication tool in connecting with each other and sharing information. The social media affected the generation Z the way they live. However, as they are the first true digital natives, growing up in a world entirely connected to internet and mobile devices with 24/7 access with this so-called social media dominance, it is important to note to the positives and negatives that it has on the generation. The impact of social media on teens' social life, self-identity, civic participation, consumer habits, and media consumption is not a completely rosy picture, but interestingly differs from older generations. According to Landry (2014), social media is also very useful for expanding our content sources in general. With so many blog posts and posts written and then curated and proactive, content has grown exponentially. There is now no shortage of points of view and sources from which we can draw our own conclusions about what is really happening in the world. It is less important that the news team interprets this on our behalf. This makes us more prone to a social media spread, which means you may begin to acquire behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs from individuals in the social media platform social media makes it easier to compare ourselves to others, which can be beneficial or harmful.

 Now we have everything from complete trolls to habitual pranks. This is an action that reduces the productivity of the Internet as a whole, especially social media, and makes it fun for everyone. Being anonymous and aggressive is not only cowardly, but also indicates a lack of personality. As a result of social media, this generation has greater power than earlier generations. While many think it will be good in the future, Gen Z are highly aware of the bad effects social media may have on them, their friends, their communities, and the rest of the world.  Gen Z is worried about the spreading of hate and misinformation, which many regard as the most damaging side effect of social media platforms. Statistically speaking, Generation Z is more likely to be on social media than not, and studies have revealed there is a link between social media and poor mental and emotional health. Knowing this information, it is important to understand that while social media has a positive impact on the generation related to self-confidence and friendships, there can be significant negative effects that may show up in the work we do with the generation.

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“Digital Divide in the New Normal”

The digital divide may be a term that refers to the gap between socioeconomics and districts that have get to advanced data and communications innovation (ICT), and those that don`t or have restricted access. This innovation can include the phone, tv, individual computers and web network. Even among populations with a few get to technology, the computerized isolate can be apparent within the frame of lower-performance computers, lower-speed remote associations, lower-priced web utilize associations such as dial-up and restricted get to subscription-based substance. Digital divide is something that we all experience in this new normal. The global digital divide also contributes to the inequality of access to goods and services available through technology. Computers and the Internet provide users with improved education, which can lead to higher wages, the people living in nations with limited access are therefore disadvantaged.

The digital divide does exist and the factors that cause the gap are age, employment status, educational attainment, household, low literacy and income levels, geographical restrictions, lack of motivation to use technology, lack of physical access to technology, and digital illiteracy contribute to the digital divide. Digital divide has never been deeper than it is today digital divide is one of the issues in today's society, since it also provokes a distinction between those who can access certain information and those who are unable to do so. Globally, the digital divide in developing countries includes a lack of access to digital technology and internet service. It can also include a lack of accessibility to modern, high-quality new technologies such as mobile phones and Wi-Fi access. Additionally, there is significant inequality across the globe in telecommunication bandwidth. For some where experiencing the lowest digital access speeds. Proponents for bridging the digital divide include those who argue it would improve digital literacy, digital skills democracy, social mobility, economic equality and economic growth.

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“Delivering News in the Present Age”

Delivering the news before and the present age we can say that how it evolved as the time goes by. From analog to digital, technology had really done a profound impact in the way we produce, deliver, and consume news around the world.  Delivering the news today is now easier, we can search through internet and social media. Although, this does not mean that the traditional way of delivering news are obsolete, but the demand for internet-based news grows as a preferred source. According to Global Social Media Stats, as of July 2021, over 4.48 billion users worldwide use social media, equating for almost 57 percent of the total global population. As it stands, it’s clear that social media will continue to be a part of our daily lives, with smartphones and mobile devices as the main driving force. This leads us that the internet is really powerful. Media Convergence is an interconnection of different technologies through a single device. The most common example of media convergence is the smartphone. The smartphone is capable of putting different technologies in one, such as music, photos, camera, calendar, e-book, calculator, clock and news. We can easily read news without radio or newspaper if we have smartphones, that's why media convergence is very important these days. Due to the easy availability of the digital social media platforms, the mass communication mediums are now easily manipulating a large number of people in no time. That's why media nowadays, can easily portray a person in both negative and positive aspects and this portrayal reaches to large number of people in no time. So, we can say that the power of media has increased due to the easy availability of digital social platforms. The media can manipulate, influence, persuade and pressurize society, along with even controlling the world at times in both positive and negative ways; mentally, physically and emotionally. Controversial stories are reported and printed with no reliance of it being fact or not. Over time, people came up with various ways to bring the news to the public. Depending on the type of medium, their role may vary, but all are there to connect with the audience and influence their ideas. Print Media This type of media was the only way to bring information to the public. Broadcasting media includes videos, sounds, or written content that provide important or interesting information shared. Internet Media These days, we rely on the Internet to find news much more often than traditional media. Websites provide video, text, and audio information. There are numerous advantages of mass media in the contemporary world. From being the watchdog of a democratic country to ensuring faster communication, different types of mass media have various advantages and benefits such as: Giving Voice to the Voiceless, Effective and Wider Communication, Diffusion of Diverse Cultures and Encyclopedia of Information. The internet is truly a massive open source of information and different types of mass media from search engine platforms to social media platforms and learning websites play a greater role in helping anyone learn anything anywhere. Apart from these, there are certain disadvantages of mass media such as easier spread of fake news, compromised privacy, health issues, glamorizing censored content and topics, possibility of fraud and hacking, amongst others.

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

Being knowledgeable in any way is important. It enhances and helps improve our society. As we live in this age, we must use all of our communication platforms to provide meaningful and reliable information. We must use our critical thinking abilities to determine what is well-founded and what is not. Especially in these times of difficulty, we should only choose an accurate information and reports to avoid the spread of unknown information. It is only within us that we teach and enlighten our minds to the ideas that surround us at this time.

The importance of understanding these two amidst the social era is that one cannot achieve the target without practicing information literacy and news literacy skills. News literacy skills empower the people with the critical thinking skills needed to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it came from via print, television or the Internet which will help them to become independent lifelong learners while information literacy skills are the set of skills that are needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information. These two are particularly important lifelong skill in the Digital Age or also known as the Social Era, as everyone struggles to deal with the information overload and the difficulty in determining of the factual reports. In other words, these skills will provide the means to people to apply their knowledge, as much as possible, to strive to avoid the conflicts of interest and take responsibility for the false information.

According to ACRL (2000) Information literacy is important owing to the amount of information that is available in contemporary society. Simply being exposed to a great deal of information will not make people informed citizens; they need to learn how to use this information effectively. It is important to understand the relevance of information and news literacy because it helps us to develop our critical thinking in order to judge or understand the reliability and credibility of information. This also help us in learning new things in general. In addition to it, Information literacy empowers people to learn for themselves so that they can make more informed decisions. It helps them recognize biases, understand context, and evaluate information so they can effectively use and communicate it. It’s a lifelong skill set that meaningfully impacts every person's education, career, and personal life. Information literacy on the other hand, is important to each individual because it helps people understand the messages that are being communicated to them. With so many sources of information today, information literacy can help people identify reliable sources and filter through the noise to get at the truth.

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“Media and Government: Love-Hate Relationship”

Most people spend their time on social media especially when there is a current issue or news that we are facing every day. We use media as a source of information on what's happening today. The love starts to hate when media contains criticism of the government as it often does. According to WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Some governors love talking policy with reporters, and other governors’ thirst for the spotlight. Mostly, though, governors want to control what voters read and hear about them. The media and government have the power to manipulate people and change their minds on certain issues that are happening in our world today but without the media, we could not be informed or alerted to what is happening in our world today, and who would be there without our government to discipline us and guide us on the right path? In some places, the media and the government tend to contradict each other.

The editorial cartooning represents a love-hate relationship between the Media and Government. As you can see, the media and the government stands toe to toe or in this case sits together in the same level.  Media and government has a profound impact on the information to which the public has access but to ensure this goal. The Government has an important role where they must build an environment that allows media to thrive, ensuring that its core values of tolerance and respect are instilled in media along with the rest of the nation. Education is also an important factor, governments can help foster the skills needed for a strong media, from creativity and entrepreneurship to the importance of ethics through relevant academic and vocational education. However, every coin has two different sides and in this case the hate relationship between the government and the media. The government despises the media because they exposed certain issue and ideas that otherwise needed to be hidden from the public, these reports are commonly found in newspapers, television and radio broadcast, but the government still holds a great authority that sometimes we can see that the government can control the media to a certain. The Media is able holds against the Government because of the the support from the masses and that is also one of the factor why the government can’t just control the media whenever they want. The media also holds a certain amount of power that the government needs to be wary of, they have the ability to twists the truth and make a narrative that fits their convenience to control the growth of the government.

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

A media and information literate enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages in their own right. This focuses mainly on our freedom of expression, which is usually used in social media, and it empowers citizens to fully analyze and understand the information given. Today, being media literate provides a significant advantage. It's because our generation is now rapidly producing technologies for more information. The value of being a media and information-literate individual is very crucial nowadays because we are living in the 21st century, which is characterized by the rapid growth of technologies such as television, computers, cellphones, radios, and other media for information. The media and information give us advantages in terms of giving or gathering information. It is very important to clarify what you need for every social network or app you have on your phone. Filter your thoughts. Check your emotions. Filter your sources. Smart actions in smart networks.

In addition to that, being a media and information literate requires certain skills, such as critical thinking. We must always know and take a look at whether the idea that we are transmitting is informative or educational. Instead of spreading false information, let us use the media in the most appropriate and literate way, such as giving proper feedback, comments, and ideas on a particular topic. Spreading new knowledge and information that will be able to help and improve a certain idea or anything that will surely help the development of the technological advances.. Thus, the values associated with being a media and information-literate individual are extremely beneficial to our society, as they contribute to the development of each individual's abilities and the advancement of our economic and social condition. To summarize, media and information literacy would turn you into an intellectual receiver and sender of information from the media and any other platform. Being information and media literate is to engage in a digital society; one needs to be able to understand, inquire, create, communicate and think critically. It is important to effectively access, organize, analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a variety of forms.