COVID-19 Infodemic: Media Ethics and the Challenges of Fake News

Authors

  • Sidi Sidi Mohamed Hamdani Ibn Zohr University-Agadir, Morocco
  • Bachiri Housseine Abdelmalek Essaâdi University-Tangier, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42460

Keywords:

Social media, Morocco, pandemic, false information, freedom of expression

Abstract

This study investigated one of the main ethical challenges regarding the legitimate role of media in maintaining professional standards and ethics during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on the case of Moroccan media. It principally deals with the conundrum of fake news spread in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it is apparent that there seems to be hardly an area left untouched by fake news regarding pandemic propagation. One should know that more attention has been drawn to the vulnerability of democratic societies to fake news and the ethical challenges brought by the pandemic to people across the globe.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Hamdani, S. S. M., & Housseine, B. (2021). COVID-19 Infodemic: Media Ethics and the Challenges of Fake News. Scholars’ Journal, 4(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42460

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