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Reporters and news consumers face daunting challenges determining fact from fiction, journalism experts told Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates #DearWorldLive in a program marking World Press Freedom Day.
Reporters and news consumers face daunting challenges determining fact from fiction, journalism experts told Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates #DearWorldLive in a program marking World Press Freedom Day.
Journalists and a press safety advocate urged news consumers to be more skeptical and discerning of the news they read and hear amid an onslaught of disinformation and unreliable social media content.
They said the challenges for news consumers are compounded when trying to understand what is happening in war-torn nations like Syria, where independent journalism is scarce, journalists are at risk, and there is an abundance of untrustworthy propaganda.
Doha Debates marks World Press Freedom Day
09 May 2021 - 8:02
Marie Mbullu
The Peninsula
Doha: Reporters and news consumers face daunting challenges in determining fact from fiction, journalism experts told Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates #DearWorldLive in a program marking World Press Freedom Day.
Journalists and a press safety advocate urged news consumers to be more sceptical and discerning of the news they read and hear amid an onslaught of disinformation and unreliable social media content.
They said the challenges for news consumers are compounded when trying to understand what is happening in war-torn nations like Syria, where independent journalism is scarce, journalists are at risk, and there is an abundance of untrustworthy propaganda.