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Protagonists of the show tried to answer several questions regarding the impact of false news on citizens: To what extent can they influence people on election day? How many people of those who receive in their mailboxes all kinds of leaflets and newspapers with unverified or false information read them and take them as true, and how many realize they are being misinformed? Why does fake news on TV affect people’s critical thinking more than that published in print media?
The guests of the show also drew attention to the impact of manipulation and misinformation on public trust in the media. Veronica Ates found, based on sociologic surveys, that in this respect there had been a downward trend – from 63% in 2005 to 35% in 2016. According to Cristian Saulea, this decrease is closely related to what is happening in society.
The protagonists of the show are of the opinion that there should be tools for measuring the impact of false news, especially those broadcast during election campaigns, when they can influence citizens’ voting options. They recommend media consumers to seek information from several sources in order to avoid being manipulated.
“Media Azi” broadcast is weekly produced by the Independent Journalism Center. It is intended to disclose the problems faced at present by the journalists of the domestic media and to identify solutions to hem. The broadcast may be viewed on the websites www.moldova-azi.md, Media Azi and Mediacritica, as well as on the Youtube channel of the Independent Journalism centre.
The broadcast was produced with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, provided by the means of the Embassy of Sweden in Chisinau.
