STRENGTHENING JOURNALISTIC LITERACY SKILLS FOR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH NEWS WRITING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN WORKSHOPS: PENGUATAN KETERAMPILAN LITERASI JURNALISTIK BAGI SISWA SMK MELALUI WORKSHOP PENULISAN BERITA DAN DESAIN GRAFIS

Abstract

Abstrak

Jurnalistik dalam perkembangannya telah berkontribusi terhadap proses literasi. Dalam era digital, kemampuan literasi jurnalistik menjadi keterampilan yang penting bagi siswa, khususnya di tingkat Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK). Keterampilan ini tidak hanya mencakup kemampuan menulis berita yang akurat dan informatif, tetapi juga kemampuan desain grafis untuk mendukung penyajian informasi secara visual. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan penguatan keterampilan literasi jurnalistik bagi siswa SMK melalui program workshop penulisan berita dan desain grafis. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dalam bentuk workshop diikuti oleh siswa dari SMK N 1 Batang. Melalui metode pelatihan interaktif, siswa diajak untuk memahami prinsip-prinsip dasar jurnalistik, mulai dari pengumpulan fakta, penulisan berita yang tepat, hingga teknik desain grafis yang menarik dan mudah dipahami oleh peserta. Hasil dari workshop ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan keterampilan siswa dalam menyampaikan informasi secara efektif dan kreatif, serta meningkatkan daya saing mereka di dunia kerja yang semakin digital. Kegiatan ini juga diharapkan memberikan dampak positif terhadap kemampuan literasi digital siswa, khususnya dalam bidang jurnalistik, sehingga mampu menghadapi tantangan komunikasi di era modern.

Kata kunci: literasi jurnalistik, SMK, penulisan berita, desain grafis, workshop.

Abstract

Journalism in its development has contributed to the literacy process. In the digital era, journalistic literacy is an important skill for students, especially at the Vocational High School (SMK) level. These skills include not only the ability to write accurate and informative news, but also graphic design skills to support the visual presentation of information. This article aims to describe the strengthening of journalistic literacy skills for vocational students through a news writing and graphic design workshop program. Community service activities in the form of workshops were attended by students from SMK N 1 Batang. Through interactive training methods, students are invited to understand the basic principles of journalism, ranging from fact gathering, proper news writing, to attractive graphic design techniques that are easily understood by participants. The results of this workshop are expected to improve students' skills in conveying information effectively and creatively, as well as increasing their competitiveness in an increasingly digitalized world of work. This activity is also expected to have a positive impact on students' digital literacy skills, especially in the field of journalism, so that they are able to face communication challenges in the modern era.

 Keywords: journalistic literacy, vocational school, news writing, graphic design, workshop