Bahawalpur, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Department of Media and Communication Studies the Islamia University of Bahawalpur organized a webinar on the topic of prevention of fake or unverified news. Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Rubina Bhatti said that media literacy is the most important need of the hour through which fake news can be countered.
Famous award-winning journalist of the country Mazhar Abbas, President of Federal Union of Journalists, well-known young journalist and analyst Athar Kazmi, young TV host and analyst Ghareeda Farooqui and Director of Center of Excellence in Journalism IEA Karachi Anbar Rahim Shamsi in their webinar.
Mazhar Abbas said that journalism should not be used for specific purposes and should remain in the sphere of respect while criticizing so that the reformation of society is possible. Anbar Shamsi said that we should not only depend on the government to stop fake news, but the media industry should also stop such news on its own.
Ghareeda Farooqui, while highlighting the prevention of fake news in Pakistan, said that laws should be made to ensure its implementation. Analyst Athar Kazmi said that due to the lack of gatekeeping and editorial control on social media, it has become easy to spread fake news, while their remedy is also possible by informing and preventing such news through social media.
At the end of the session, Chairman of the Department of Media and Communication Studies Prof. Dr. Abdul Wajid Khan thanked the speakers and the participants. Prof. Dr. Rana Shahzad, Assistant Professor Jam Sajjad Hussain, Shafaq Manzoor, Maham Shams, Qamar-ul-Zaman Babar, and other faculty members and a large number of students from across the country participated in the webinar.
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