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“I Sometimes Have Doubts About The News On Facebook”: Adolescents’ Encounters With Fake News On The Internet, Joyce Vissenberg, Leen D’Haenens
“I Sometimes Have Doubts About The News On Facebook”: Adolescents’ Encounters With Fake News On The Internet, Joyce Vissenberg, Leen D’Haenens
Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia
Fake news is increasingly present on the internet and on social media, and youths, who mainly follow the news on these platforms, are at risk of being misinformed and deceived. This study aims to serve as an important knowledge base about adolescents’ definitions of, experiences with, and opinions about fake news on the internet. A qualitative content analysis of open-ended survey responses regarding experiences with fake news online among 214 Flemish youths (aged 15 to 19) provides insight into the sources of fake news, the topics covered in fake news, and the characteristics of fake news according to these youths. …
Cyberbullying Involvement: Impacts Of Violence Exposure In The Media, Family, Society, And School, Reny Yuliati, Andria Saptyasari
Cyberbullying Involvement: Impacts Of Violence Exposure In The Media, Family, Society, And School, Reny Yuliati, Andria Saptyasari
Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia
Cyberbullying is a severe problem which may occur in adolescents during online communication. They may become a perpetrator or victim. This research investigates the violence exposure in several contexts, such as media, family, society, and school, and its relationship to the students’ involvement, whether they are the cyberbullying perpetrator or victim. A survey of senior high school students (N total = 201) was conducted. The study found that violence exposure, especially in the media and schools, significantly segregated the students’ cyberbullying involvement status. Youngsters, who are exposed to the violence in the media and schools, tend to be the cyberbullying …