PR Society tackles ‘fake news’ ahead of Malawi 2019 elections
The Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM) has organised a panel discussion this Thursday to be held at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe to tackle issues such as who is responsible for the spread of fake news in Malawi and how the problem can be solved ahead of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections.
PRSM was officially launched on August 4 this year to promote professional PR for national development.
It is a grouping of public relations practitioners from both the public and private sector.
The panel discussion will be held under the theme ‘The Common Enemy: Unpacking Fake News ahead of 2019 Tripartite Elections.”
Lewis Msasa, PRSM president, said the panel discussion seeks to provide public relations practitioners, elections and governance organisations with tools for countering fake news with a special focus on th eMay 21 2019 elections.
Malawi Electoral Commission spokesman Sangwani Mwafulirwa has commended the society for the panel discussion.
The society recently also condemned hate speech ahead of the elections, appealing to individuals, political and faith groups to tame their tongues to avoid inciting violence.
The group warned that hate speech could fuel intolerance among ethnic, political and religious groups which could breed violence.
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zimenezo zopusa ma journalist aziipa basi ntawi ya kampeni mesa makobili mumaba noka nde chikuvutani ndi chani akuyaluseni , kaya mwakula aziwise antu inu ndiwankulu, ngati amachita kulota mesa muwauza noka, nde pano mipando ikukoma nde mwati muzi adandaula
fake news za chani ngati mukuba akuyalusani kumene komaso ngati mwakula azinena kuti mwakula because that’s what you are , mukufuna antu azipeleka ma Ulemu pazintu zazii , ngati wakula needs to give way to energetic people , zintu zikusokonekela chifukwa chakukula because lack of energy to supervise komaso antu mumipandomo asamangokala omweo ayi kuli ena ampavu zao atakugwila nchito boma kutukuka its just a matter kuwapasa mpata ,nde zodandaula zimenezi mukufuna kupusisa antu ndi Ulemu woti kusogoloku kukala ma cashgate chifukwa cha lack of supervision
I thought journalists are trained to be factual when disseminating information. Anyone doing otherwise is a failure and a seeker of cheap publicity. Normally such fake news pen pushers do so corruptly, having been palm greased by scrupulous politicians.
Incidentally, isn’t this MISA Malawi responsibility?
This is great. Most media houses are culprits of fake news these days
Seeking cheap publicity – this is not your role.
This is not the responsibility of PR group, but practising journalists. There is a boundary between public relations and journalism although in most cases public relations officers have journalism background.