(Finance) – “We must all work together, institutions and newspapers, in order to certify the sources and offer the citizen serious and correct information to avoid the spread of ‘fake news’. The public service should be the main actor considering that it plays a fundamental role. In this sense, the opinion leaders and experts involved in television salons must be prepared and guarantee quality information in order not to generate communication confusion “. That’s what he said Alberto Barachini, president of the Rai Supervisory Commission, in the margin of presentation of the Second Annual Censis-Ital Communications Report on good communication of daily emergencies.
83.4% of Italians came across at least one fake news on the pandemic and 66.1% in fake news on the Russian-Ukrainian war. What do these data tell us?
“It is above all an act of self-awareness. It means that Italians are beginning to understand that news and sources are not all the same and great attention must be paid especially in the presence of emergencies such as pandemics or international conflicts. We must all work together: government, world of information, parliamentary committees such as the supervisory one, so that the sources are certified and citizens are given the most rigorous and serious information possible. The Commission is also committed to trying to guide the public service in the selection of people – doctors, experts, opinion leaders – who are effectively competent in the subjects they deal with “.