Topic: DISTINGUISING BETWEEN CREDIBLE NEWS AND FAKE NEWS
(Soft Skills)
Conducted by– MR. MITUL JOSEPH, CAPS
Held on– 8/10/2020

Mr. Mitul Joseph from CAPS engaged the students of MAIS department in an enlightening session on a quintessential aspect of media i.e., distinguishing between credible and fake news and discuss ways and means to identify fake news in both traditional and non-traditional platforms. The primary tools for identifying credible and fake news could be the source, motive, authority and review of the news. Credible news could be obtained from reliable global media houses like Washington Post, BBC etc and cross-checks from wide variety of sources. The implementation of PIER model for news analysis is another means to check the credibility. Apart from this, importance has been focused on original individual reportage which is considered to be the most trust-worthy source of credible news. Finally, media ethics constitute a vital part in journalism and certain aspects like usage of decent language and pictures which would not hurt community or religious sentiments must be borne in mind for credible reportage.