Experts Discuss ‘Fake News’ at Korea Journalism Conference

The founding editor of Buzzfeed Canada told VOA Khmer that fake news was making it difficult for society to distinguish between fact and fiction.

Phnom Penh – The spread of “fake news” on social media can have a disastrous impact on democratic countries, according to news media experts.

Propaganda and fake news were discussed at the Third Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Seoul, South Korea, this week, with some 50 speakers from across the world providing varying opinions on how to stem the flow of fake news.

Craig Silverman, the founding editor of Buzzfeed Canada, told VOA Khmer that fake news was making it difficult for society to distinguish between fact and fiction.

Read the full story: https://www.voacambodia.com/a/experts-discuss-fake-news-at-korea-journalism-conference/4616073.html

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