Since the beginning of the digital media era, network literacy has become a debatable topic. There are various definitions for network literacy. However, in his article: “Network literacy: the new path to knowledge”, Adrian Miles (2007) provided a clear and detailed explanation for this complicated term. Miles depicts that network literacy is a process of knowing and working with networked media. As a future journalist, I find this point of view is relevant to imply on my career. In order to achieve success in my career, it is important to adapt to the quick changing of network literacy.

Network literacy was explained as the process of understanding and becoming proficient with various tools, which are being used in interactive online environment (PLML, 2011). All media producers, whether he is an interactive media producer or graphic designer, have to understand network literacy. Network literacy can refer to the academic learning of networked media including how networked media function and how each sector of networked media interrelated to each other. However, according to Miles (2007), network literacy is not only a matter of knowing but it also refers to the doing or the use of networked media. Thus, media producers have to know how to imply the knowledge of networked media into practice. Plus, the network literacy is not only observed through formal, academic education but it can also be achieved through the use of networked media.

According to Miles (2007), the production and dissemination of media production, or in other words: the knowledge of network literacy, change all the time. He suggested that the reason for the fast changing of network literacy is due to the distributive nature of networked media: “the principles of distributed content production and sharing, folksonomies, trust networks and having access to skills that let you collate and build with these varieties of content and knowledge” (Miles, 2007 pp.24-30). However, in my opinion, the reason as to why the notion of network literacy changes quickly is because networked media involves and relates to technology. Networked media refers to media, which are mainly used in computer network such as the Internet. As we all know, technology changes over time. Technology is about creation, updates and alteration. For example, a decade ago, no one could ever think that books could be read on material other than paper. At the moment, the term e-book has become a familiar norm to the world, we are able to purchase books online and read them on the fourth screen. Perhaps, while network literacy involves not just the knowledge but also the practice of networked media, and as networked media relates to technology, therefore, the notion of network literacy changes over time.