Social media platforms must be diverse and inclusive, particularly in forming PLNs. Diversity and inclusivity help people understand people’s perspectives in a PLN. It is simpler to grasp each person’s viewpoints when people from various backgrounds are gathered in a PLN. People from many distinct groups impact the community since everyone’s interests are represented (Clark & Aufderheide, 2011, p. 55). Social media’s capacity to facilitate communication makes creating diverse PLNs in terms of people’s backgrounds, genres, and opinions simpler. Social media has changed the management of traditional media in engagement (Clark & Aufderheide, 2011, p. 56). To improve communication that influences society, social media and conventional media must work together on inclusiveness.

The change in traditional media must include the public to increase diversity and value opposing viewpoints. The inclusion of the public can be implemented through social media (Clark & Aufderheide, 2011, p. 55). Social media allows users to create PLNs that become forums for discussing essential matters that affect the community. Including diversity in PLNs makes a community’s opinions relevant, leading to an impactful society. Social media puts traditional forms of communication to the test by forcing users to communicate directly with one another without the need for a third party to filter or influence the content.

  It is simple to include the perspectives of persons in traditional media by promoting diversity and inclusiveness in PLNs on social media platforms. People’s opinions are important, and everyone’s view gets considered during discussions in my PLN. Employers anticipate that PLNs will help manage workplace operations to support executive, customer, and employer involvement. Forming social media groups as PLNs is vital for influencers to promote their agenda because they can reach a wider group of people. Commentators can engage with their audience by creating PLNs on social media platforms. As everyone’s perspective is given in PLNs, it is crucial to consider diversity and inclusion to impact the community.

References

Clark, J., & Aufderheide, P. (2011). A new vision for public media. Media and Social Justice, 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119796_5