{"id":48652,"date":"2021-05-03T11:41:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=48652"},"modified":"2021-05-03T16:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:02:42","slug":"journalists-for-christ-warns-journalists-against-fake-news-marks-world-press-freedom-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/journalists-for-christ-warns-journalists-against-fake-news-marks-world-press-freedom-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists For Christ Warns Journalists Against Fake News, Marks World Press Freedom Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-a:s:-101880703517490759\" data-legacy-message-id=\"1793267baca72dbc\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":qz\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":qy\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div>Christian media group, <a href=\"http:\/\/journalistsforchrist.org\">Journalists For Christ (JFC), International Outreach<\/a>, has joined other media organisations around the world to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2021, \u00a0calling Nigerian journalists to beware of fake news.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>In a release signed by the President of the association, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin, he said the theme of the celebration, &#8221;Information as a Public Good&#8221; is on point.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Reading in part, the statement says, &#8220;As media organisations and associations worldwide commemorate the World Press Freedom Day today, May 3,2021, Journalists for Christ (JFC), the Association for Christian Journalists and allied professional in Nigeria, urges media \u00a0professionals in Nigeria to ensure access to verified and reliable information for the people.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Otufodunrin continued that, &#8220;The theme for this year&#8217;s celebration, &#8216;Information as a Public Good&#8217; is very apt considering the urgent need, more than ever before, to ensure that people have access to the right information at all times.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;New media technologies have enhanced freedom of expression, dissemination and access to information, but the level of \u00a0misinformation and dissemination have become worrisome.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>He however \u00a0enjoined journalists to beware of fake news items \u00a0which have become the order of the day.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Fake news have become the order of the day with many false information and harmful content being disseminated regarding the \u00a0COVID-19 pandemic and other major crises,&#8221; he noted.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The JFC President stated further that, &#8220;In line with the statement by UNESCO Director General, Audrey Azulay, this year&#8217;s celebration should call attention to the \u00a0essential \u00a0role of free and professional \u00a0journalists \u00a0in \u00a0producing \u00a0and \u00a0disseminating this information, 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