Civic Skill Formation Through Mass Media Literacy (A Case Study of Hoax in Mass Media on Civic Education Students of Pattimura University)

This paper was based on researcher anxiety of the spread of hoax in mass media in one last decade in Indonesia and in fact, the citizen had been accustomed from a long time to receive hoax presented by journalists to mass media. To prevent the trap of hoax, then civic skill is needed which is formed through mass media literacy as the effective way for each citizen. This study was aimed to study mass media literacy as the basis for civic skill formation in students of civic education in Pattimura University. Mass media literacy becomes the main asset for civic education students to lead various opinions in mass media so saving their common sense.