<![CDATA[Journalism instruction in Indonesian Literature study programs has generally emphasized linguistic competence and news-writing technique, while the ecological perspective and dedicated digital learning media remain marginal. This study reports the needs-analysis stage of a Research and Development project following the ADDIE model, which aims to design ecology-based journalism teaching materials assisted by the literary-ecological website Ekosastra.com. Data were collected through a 30-item, four-point Likert questionnaire (Strongly Agree-Agree-Disagree-Strongly Disagree) covering four dimensions: the condition of existing teaching materials, students' ecological interest and awareness, readiness for website-based learning, and demand for supporting features. The questionnaire was administered to 100 students who had completed the journalism course, selected through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed descriptively using mean scores classified into four categories. The results show that existing teaching materials are perceived as low to very low in ecological content and reference variety (mean 1.22-2.22), whereas students' interest, ecological awareness, and readiness to use website-based learning are high to very high (mean 3.04-3.92). Students specifically requested authentic texts, a glossary of terms, tiered writing exercises, clear assessment rubrics, and integration with up-to-date digital sources. These findings confirm a persistent gap between the demand for ecology-based journalism learning and the availability of relevant teaching materials, while also indicating strong student readiness and institutional support for a website-assisted solution. The study concludes that the development of ecology-based journalism teaching materials integrated with Ekosastra.com is feasible and warranted to proceed to the design and development stages.]]>
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