Media Literacy for Elementary School Levels in Extracurricular Activities of Journalism as Strengthening Civic Education
Yenik Wahyuningsih

Progam Pasca Sarjana Progam Studi Manajemen Pendidikan Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Abstract

In the 21st century, strengthening in civic education is important, especially for the millennial generation. As social beings, in addition to the crucial issue of today, they need space to actualize the value of nations character in implementing civic education through communication and his work. Although at the elementary school level they have obtained subjects of civic education. but this is not enough, need reinforcement as a role model. One of them through extracurricular activities is journalism, this is a means to develop interest and talent balanced with media literacy program. It can help children understand and actualize the value of civic education. This research study used a combination of research methods with concurrent embedded strategy model, with a total sample of 27 students who participated in extracurricular activities of journalism at different grade levels, namely third, fourth and fifth grade in an integrated Islamic elementary school in Surabaya. This media literacy activity has a positive impact on them. The results of the research show the work of media literacy results in the anthology of poetry, comics, short stories and photography which contain portraits of the life of the people they meet and adjusted to their point of view, as many as twenty-one of twenty-seven children have adaptive behaviors such as respecting their non-Muslim friends and not bullying .

Keywords: Civic education, Media Literacy, extracurricular activities of journalism, millennial generation

Topic: The Role of Citizens in Strengthening Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights