https://journal.rc-communication.com/index.php/JICS <p><strong><em><img src="https://journal.rc-communication.com/public/site/images/admin/jics-copy-3f5b5a4421852366c386cbef304b9593.jpg" /></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Journal of Intercultural Communication and Society (JICS)</em></strong> published by Riauan Consulting and Communication. <strong><em>JICS </em></strong>publishes qualitative and quantitative research that focuses on human simbolic activities, society activity, communication in society and cultural context, interrelationships between culture communication and society. Research data from a single nation/culture should focus on cultural factors and explore the theoretical or practical relevance of their findings from a cross-cultural perspective.</p> <p>All manuscripts submitted for publication to the <strong><em>JICS</em> </strong>are initially reviewed by the Editor for appropriate content and style. If approved by the Editor, manuscripts are then reviewed by anonymous reviewers in a <strong>blind review process</strong>. Reviewers are chosen by the Editor based on their expertise with a submitted manuscript’s topic, methodology, and research focus.</p> <p>We publish 2 times annually (June and December).</p> <p>Paper will be accepted in Indonesian and English language.</p> Riauan Consulting and Communication en-US Journal of Intercultural Communication and Society <p>Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under an <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><span class="cc-license-title">Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International</span> <span class="cc-license-identifier">(CC BY-SA 4.0)</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><strong>CC BY-SA</strong></a>: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.</p> <div class="pkp_structure_main" role="main"> <div class="page"> <div class="page"> <p><strong>JICS</strong> Open Journal Systems supports the <a href="http://www.lockss.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LOCKSS</a> (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to ensure a secure and permanent archive for the journal. LOCKSS is open source software developed at Stanford University Library that enables libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly polling registered journal websites for newly published content and archiving it. Each archive is continually validated against other library caches, and if content is found to be corrupted or lost, the other caches or the journal is used to restore it.</p> </div> </div> </div> https://journal.rc-communication.com/index.php/JICS/article/view/110 <p><em>This study aims to determine and see the media literacy of Pekanbaru youth in determining the validity of information originating from Tiktok social media. In this study, the researcher used descriptive qualitative methods by conducting in-depth interviews with 8 informants, and conducting direct observations. The results of this study are that a lot of information from Tiktok is still confusing and many users are not intentionally carried away by the rapid flow of information. To respond to this, it is necessary for Pekanbaru youth to apply media literacy so that they can determine the validity of the information obtained. According to the results of this study, adolescents in Pekanbaru are in the middle / medium level in the level of media literacy</em><em>.</em></p> Lediesta Wiryanda Fatmawati Fatmawati Amelia Fitri Yuly Rahmi Pratiwi Copyright (c) 2023 Lediesta, Fatmawati Fatmawati, Amelia Fitri, Yuly Rahmi Pratiwi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 2 01 1 9