Evaluation of the perceptions of generations X, Y and Z towards social media-based citizen journalism in the context of digital media literacy

It has been accepted that the periods in which humanity has lived have an impact on generations since its existence. The generations shaped by these effects are separated from each other and classified according to their characteristics. The communication habits and attitudes towards media of the generations, which are separated according to their characteristics, have also attracted the attention of researchers working in the field of communication. The concept of media literacy has been discussed and accepted with its various principles since the day traditional media came into existence. The digitalization of media and the emergence of new concepts such as new media/social media have undoubtedly caused the concept of media literacy to be updated. The concept of citizen journalism is considered as a concept that Web 2.0 tec At this point, the attitudes of generations X, Y and Z towards citizen journalism practices in the context of their digital media literacy are the subject of the study.hnologies have added to the news industry. The implementation of citizen journalism, which involves the active participation of c At this point, the attitudes of generations X, Y and Z towards citizen journalism practices in the context of their digital media literacy are the subject of the study.itizens in the news process, has also led to some ethical problems. At this point, the attitudes of generations X, Y and Z towards citizen journalism practices in the context of their digital media literacy are the subject of the study. Through the digital literacy operation, the literacy levels of equal numbers of people from each generation were investigated according to various variables, and the attitudes of equal numbers of people from each generation towards citizen journalism were answered with the recorded research data.