PRD holds workshop on ‘Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism’

 

   

BANGKOK, 21 March 2019 (NNT) – The Thai Government’s Public Relations Department (PRD) is today holding "Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism", a collaborative workshop for addressing fake news in ASEAN 

 

PRD Deputy Director-General Dr. Charoon Chaisorn presided over the opening ceremony of the workshop. He said the PRD is fully aware of the opportunities and challenges of communication in the digital era. Through digital sources, there has been a massive increase in the reach of media.

 

However, disinformation and fake news may come appear in various forms and at any time. He believes that the professional journalists should jointly deal with this issue, and that they will be able to tackle the spread of fake news and disinformation, thus negating its negative effects more effectively. 

 

On the regional stage, ASEAN member countries were urged to drive mechanisms to address disinformation and fake news while promoting education to improve media-literacy in the region. The call was made at the 14th Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information in Singapore in May 2018. This is a similar focus to that of the Communication and Information Sector under UNESCO. 

 

UNESCO Bangkok Director Shigeru Aoyagi said disinformation and fake news are issues around the world. Fake news is content that is deliberately and intentionally fabricated, but pretends to be true and to be news, and produced with the intention of benefiting its creator. Most recently UNESCO produced a Handbook for Journalism Education and Training entitled ‘Journalism, ‘Fake News’ and Disinformation. It has been translated into Vietnamese and is currently under translation into Thai. 

 

In the workshop, participants learn from the challenges posed by information disorder and work together to identify effective responses for strengthening

 

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24 minutes ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK, 21 March 2019 (NNT) – The Thai Government’s Public Relations Department (PRD) is today holding "Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism", a collaborative workshop for addressing fake news in ASEAN 

 

That must be beside the seminar "Honest Statistics and fact presentation" held by TAT.

All they needed to do is say "Don't Thai to me".

A report I was reading the other day noted that dictatorial regimes around the world have jumped on the Trump bandwagon and now are using the banner "fake news" around the world to stifle public dissent, oppress those trying to tell the truth, and promote their own fake narratives.

 

Anything that doesn't fit with the Dear Leader's narrative is officially labeled "fake news".

 

But of course, that would NEVER happen in Thailand!!!!

Edited March 21, 20197 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

Maintaining trust and credibility, being taught by a government body

Nope, I got nothing........

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How can you say “credible journalism” with a straight face with a Junta boot up your behind? And they are not the only boot, but we can’t speak of that one.

 

There’s no such thing in this situation.

I will dearly miss our ''honest taxi driver tall tales''...

17 minutes ago, dcnx said:

How can you say “credible journalism” with a straight face with a Junta boot up your behind? And they are not the only boot, but we can’t speak of that one.

 

There’s no such thing in this situation.

Credible journalism in Thailand, yeah that would be the joke of the century without any need for any junta boot anywhere - 

I need a frame for the photo above. Hanging on my wall, it will always remind me there are guardians of the truth in this country.

19 hours ago, webfact said:

PRD Deputy Director-General Dr. Charoon Chaisorn presided over the opening ceremony of the workshop.

You need a ceremony to open a workshop? Only monks have the key?

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism

That should be establishing , not maintaining. 

The Thai Government’s Public Relations Department (PRD) is today holding "Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism", a collaborative workshop for addressing fake news in ASEAN 

 

People in glass houses. . . 

2 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

The Thai Government’s Public Relations Department (PRD) is today holding "Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism", a collaborative workshop for addressing fake news in ASEAN 

 

People in glass houses. . . 

I just assumed they have a highly developed sense of humour