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Snippets of Information Disorders in Journalism Education : A Literature Review
- Author
- Jonai Wabwire
- Year
- 2025
- Publisher
- Islamic University Journal of Social Sciences
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- Abstract
- Thedigitalagehasbroughtaboutunprecedentedchallengesandopportunitiesinjournalismeducation,particularlyintherealmofinformationdisorders.Thispaperexploresthephenomenonofinformationdisorders,encompassingmisinformation,disinformation,andmalinformation,andtheirimpactonjournalismeducationandpractice.Thepaperthroughliteraturereview,analysestheneedforaddressingtheseissuesbyincorporatingcriticalthinking,fact-checking,andmedialiteracyskills.Ithighlightstheimportanceofcounteractingthespreadoffalseinformationinadigitallandscapewheresuchcontentcaneasilyproliferate.Inaddition,itdiscussestheroleofethicaljournalismincombatinginformationdisordersandthenecessityofpreparingmediaindustryplayerstoupholdjournalisticintegrity.Byanalyzingcurrenteducationalpracticesandproposingenhancements,thispaperaimstoequipfuturejournalistswiththetoolsandknowledgerequiredtoeffectivelyaddressinformationdisorders,thuspreservingthecredibilityandreliabilityofjournalisminanincreasinglycomplexmediaenvironment.
- Language
- ENGLISH