Deepfake Phenomenon: An Advanced Form of Fake News and Its Implications on Reliable Journalism Cover Image

Deepfake fenomen: Napredna forma lažnih vijesti i njene implikacije na kredibilno novinarstvo
Deepfake Phenomenon: An Advanced Form of Fake News and Its Implications on Reliable Journalism

Author(s): Amina Vatreš
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli
Keywords: deepfake; disinformation; fake news; erosion of trust; reliable journalism;

Summary/Abstract: In the era of distinctly new media-marked social reality, the process of dissemination of disinformation is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon. As one of the technological innovations that stands out in this field is the deepfake phenomenon – a hyper-realistic digital falsification of video and audio formats. Since it is based on the most sophisticated technology, supported by achievements in the field of artificial intelligence, deepfake unequivocally represents a kind of turning point in the context of production and distribution of fake audio-visual content. To poly perspective point to the multiple repercussions of this phenomenon, the paper provides a deeper insight into the very definition and the specific factors that contribute to the acceptance of deepfake, with special emphasis on its implications on reliable journalism and its social function. The text articulates the role of deepfake in the process of creating and receiving media content, as well as the problem of the emergence of erosion of public trust within a hyperreal media environment.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2021
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 561-576
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bosnian