Verification of facts as an integral part of professional journalism in hybrid wars
Verification of facts as an integral part of professional journalism in hybrid wars
Author(s): Bogdan SynchakSubject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Editura U. T. Press
Keywords: verification; fact-checking; hybrid warfare; unreliable information; Russian-Ukrainian hybrid war;
Summary/Abstract: The article characterizes the phenomenon of fact-checking as an integral component of professional journalistic activity. Particular attention is paid to the elements of the fact-checking process applicable in various production situations. Within the framework of the research of ensuring the functioning of mass-media counteraction to hybrid wars, which are unfolding in Ukraine, the characteristics of the actively acting Russian-Ukrainian information war are given. In this context, the verification of facts is positioned as an integral component of professional journalism, in the framework of which the activity of domestic fact-finding projects plays an unremarkable role. The stated problems are linked to the current mass-media realities of the deployment of hybrid wars. In particular, statistical data on the quantitative characteristics and proportions of disinformation disseminated in Ukraine is presented.
Journal: European Humanitarian Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 112-125
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English