PEMBERDAYAAN LITERASI MEDIA DAN INFORMASI (LMI) UNESCO SEBAGAI SARANA PENCEGAHAN PENYEBARAN HOAKS

Abstract

This article is part of community service of  International Relations Department, Universitas Diponegoro to six targetted high schools in Semarang. Elevated access ofinformation through social medias among high school adolescents makes them vulnerable to “information disorder”. Therefore, counseling for Media and Information Literacy (LMI) is highly  necessary. The LMI mechanism issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is used to educate high school students for better information literacy in democracy. The counseling materials included (1) Understanding Hoaks as a deviation of information:Mis-information;  Dis-information;and Mal-information, (2) Fighting Disinformation and Misinformation through LMI, and (3) Ex-Post Facts to Check.