What are the benefits of a diverse and inclusive PLN in social media sharing that understands where you are coming from with messaging that impacts the community?

Clark & Aufderheide (2011) argued that public broadcasting, newspapers, magazines and online news broadcasts have played a central role in our democracy, providing information to citizens and guiding public dialogue. Now, an open, many-to-many network media environment is replacing the top-down communication technology that supports them. Era is changing. People open all kinds of social media to learn about what’s new every moment, which country has a coup, which celebrity has a scandal, which gas station’s oil price is rising, and which supermarket’s price is being adjusted. They know about the political affairs of the country and the prices of daily necessities through social networks. Social media is an important place for people to participate in communication and learn about various updated information. People can communicate with friends or strangers all over the country or around the world through various social media without leaving their home. However, due to the freedom of speech and the lack of censorship mechanisms on social networks, it is difficult for individuals to judge the authenticity of these political affairs, daily information and speech.


Although social media is facing many challenges, a diversified and inclusive personal learning network in social media sharing has become indispensable part of people’s daily life. Firstly, the diversity of personal learning networks gives us more choices. This is also reflected in the diversity of social media. The importance of media diversification is that it provides more diversified sources of information. There exists some weakness in the traditional public media, such as high threshold and single information, which cannot meet people’s demand for rich information. However, people can now get more interesting content through various social media, online websites and other media. Therefore, diversified social media has changed the way people get information, making it more convenient and widespread. People can get various information through social media, including news, entertainment, technology, culture, etc. Social media provides people with more platforms and channels to know something new about the world and the communities around them.


In addition, the diversity of social media provides various platforms for people to share information and knowledge, which enables people to acquire and share all kinds of resources anytime and anywhere. This is of great significance for individuals and organizations. It plays a key role in expanding people’s personal learning networks (PLNs). The diversity and inclusion of social media facilitates social interaction and cooperation. People can establish a wider and more diversified social network through social media, so as to strengthen communication and cooperation with each other. This also reflects the inclusiveness of PLN in social media sharing, regardless of different nationality, gender, sexual orientation, intellectual level, race and social class. People can communicate, cooperate and establish contact through a diverse and inclusive personal learning network.


Furthermore, a diverse and inclusive personal learning network in social media enables people to communicate faster, more globally and more diversified. People can communicate with people all over the world through social media, share their creative ideas, resource, and opinions, and build a broader and more diversified social network. The diversity and inclusion of PLN in social media sharing has enhanced people’s personal expression and engagement. People can express their different opinions and emotions through social media and participate in various discussions and activities, thus enhancing their self-awareness and social participation ability. The diversity and inclusion of personal learning network also promotes the dissemination of information and cultural exchange. Through different social media, people can get to know the information and viewpoints of different countries and cultures, deepen their understanding and cognition, and promote the exchange and integration between different cultures.


In conclusion, a diverse and inclusive PLN in social media sharing plays an increasingly important role in the digital era. A diverse and inclusive personal learning network not only changed people’s way of communication, but also promoted the sharing of information and knowledge, the enhancement of personal expression and participation, and the promotion of information dissemination and cultural exchange.


Reference
Clark, J. & Aufderheide, P. (2011). A New Vision for Public Media. In: Jansen, S.C., Pooley, J., Taub-Pervizpour, L. (eds) Media and Social Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119796_5