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‘Journos’ role vital to combat rumour’

  • Staff Correspondent
  • 10 June, 2023 12:00 AM
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‘Journos’ role vital to combat rumour’

Journalists have to play a vital role to share data as emergence of artificial intelligence poses risk for news gather ahead of the next general elections in Bangladesh, experts opined.

The speakers also emphasised on ‘fact-checking’ in news operations to build credibility of media while addressing a discussion at a city hotel on Friday.

Center for Communication and Development of Bangladesh (CCD) organsied the programme in association with European Union and InterNews.

Some 24 journalists from Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet are participating in the training on fact-checking to fight rumour.