Journalism, fake news education and training. and disinformation: A handbook for journalism

Author: UNESCO
Year: 2019
Publisher: UNESCO
DOI/Link: View Source
Abstract: Journalism also needs to proactively detect and uncover new cases and forms of disinformation. This is mission critical for the news media, and it represents an alternative to regulatory approaches to ‘fake news’. As an immediate response to a burning and damaging issue, it complements and strengthens more medium-term strategies such as media and information literacy which empower audiences to distinguish what is news, disinformation and misinformation. Disinformation is a hot story, and strong coverage of it will strengthen journalism’s service to society
Keywords: Digital Literacy, Media Literacy, Misinformation and Disinformation, Fact-checking and Verification
Tags: Information disorder, Online credibility

Media and Information Literacy Repository – South Asia