Investigative journalism as a tool against online disinformation in a pandemic Cover Image

Новите функции на разследващата журналистика при изобличаването на дезинформацията онлайн и в частност на фалшивите новини в условията на пандемия.
Investigative journalism as a tool against online disinformation in a pandemic

Author(s): Dimitar Stoyanov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: pandemic; propaganda; fake news; misinformation; moral panic
Summary/Abstract: In a time of pandemic, the rapid disclosure of misinformation proves to be a paramount task for the media along with informing. Informed choice is becoming an increasingly difficult task for the audience. Journalists must overcome both the flow of misinformation and censorship to successfully meet the standards of quality journalism.

  • Page Range: 201-210
  • Page Count: 10
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Language: Bulgarian