http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-II).05
10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-II).05
Published : Jun 2020
Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera
This research focuses on fake news and how journalists understand and counter fake news. The researchers used purposive sampling and collected data through in-depth interviews. Members of Mardan and Nowshera press clubs were interviewed regarding how they counter fake news. All the respondents agreed that fake news must be discouraged and that not only the media persons but the government should also take action against media organizations that publish or onair fake news. Most of them said that social media is the main source of fake news and that there should be some kind of regulations on social media to discourage fake news. Some called for training for journalists on how to counter fake news.
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Fake News, Social Media, Mardan, Nowshera, Government
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(1) Muhammad Shahid
PhD Scholar, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Ibrahim
BS Graduate, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Ibrar Ullah
BS Graduate, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Shahid, M., Ibrahim, M., & Ullah, I. (2020). Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera. Global Mass Communication Review, V(II), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-II).05
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CHICAGO : Shahid, Muhammad, Muhammad Ibrahim, and Ibrar Ullah. 2020. "Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera." Global Mass Communication Review, V (II): 50-58 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-II).05
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HARVARD : SHAHID, M., IBRAHIM, M. & ULLAH, I. 2020. Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera. Global Mass Communication Review, V, 50-58.
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MHRA : Shahid, Muhammad, Muhammad Ibrahim, and Ibrar Ullah. 2020. "Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera." Global Mass Communication Review, V: 50-58
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MLA : Shahid, Muhammad, Muhammad Ibrahim, and Ibrar Ullah. "Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera." Global Mass Communication Review, V.II (2020): 50-58 Print.
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OXFORD : Shahid, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Muhammad, and Ullah, Ibrar (2020), "Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera", Global Mass Communication Review, V (II), 50-58
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TURABIAN : Shahid, Muhammad, Muhammad Ibrahim, and Ibrar Ullah. "Countering Fake News in Media: A Study on Journalists Based in Mardan and Nowshera." Global Mass Communication Review V, no. II (2020): 50-58. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-II).05