Abstract
Against the backdrop of the corona virus, which requires learning to be done online. YouTube can be used as one of the learning media that can support student learning success because there is various type videos about it education. Utilization youtube as media learning aim for create condition and atmosphere learning which interesting, fun and interactive. One of the learning activities that make Youtube a part of media learning is write news. Writing this aim for 1) knowing how use Youtube before pandemic Covid-19 in learning writing news, and 2) knowing how to use Youtube at the moment Covid 19 pandemic in learning to write news. Method used is method descriptive. Use media Youtube before and moment pandemic Covid-19 in writing news both shows an increase in value. More obstacles experienced student on moment use media Youtube before pandemic Covid-19.