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The use of the internet network in lectures can be used to create synchronous face-to-face learning methods (the students can access lecture material anywhere on a set lecture schedule) and asynchronous (anywhere and anytime). This has become a learning technology in the Introduction to Journalism course. One of the learning objectives is to improve student journalistic competence. The tasks that are carried out are related to field practice which is by listening to events that occur in the surrounding environment. The students take advantage of ilearn and youtube as learning technologies in the Introduction to Journalism course. This learning technology provides the students with experience in designing the future. The students gain knowledge about the world of journalism and also the profession as a journalist. This is in accordance with the learning achievements of the Introduction to Journalism course that the students are expected to respect the journalist profession and also be able to make journalists a profession that will be pursued after completing the studies at the Indonesian Literature Department, Andalas University.