With the participation of a number of deans of mass communication faculties, members of the Association of Arab Media Facultys and some experts in the media, the Association of Arab Media Faculties of the Association of Arab Universities at Cairo University organized on Thursday October 31, 2019 a symposium entitled “Fabricating News and Community Security in the Arab World.”
The symposium included discussions about fabricating and falsifying news and the extent of its impact on societal security, whether politically, socially or security-wise at the level of the Arab world, stressing that social media platforms play a major role in this because they have a great ability to spread, and the symposium touched on the mechanisms of falsifying and fabricating news and positive employment For social media.
Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar – Dean of the Faculty of Mass communication and Public Relations at Al-Nahda University spoke about the danger of social media in spreading rumors and false news, and on the other hand, he presented the positive role of social media, and the experiences of some countries and institutions in promoting the use of the positive effects of social media in the service of the state and society through five basic tracks:
- First: Activating the mechanisms of digital media education as the most appropriate option to enhance the benefit from these sites.
- Second: making use of social media for self-learning.
- Third: Enhancing the use of artificial intelligence technologies and linking them to social media data.
- Fourth: Making use of social media to support innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Fifth: Making use of social media to combat corruption.
During the symposium, Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar presented the Nahda University initiative on the Falso website as the largest media platform to combat false rumors and news, which aims to support the state in facing the war of rumors aimed at destabilizing the security and stability of the country.
In addition, a video was shown explaining the mechanisms of the website’s work on the ground, and how the process of monitoring rumors and verifying news is carried out to ensure that they are true or false and present the facts to citizens with complete objectivity.
In conclusion, Dr. Howaida Mustafa – Dean of the Faculty of Mass communication and Public Relations, Cairo University and Secretary General of the Association of Arab Media Faculties, honored Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar for his participation in enriching the symposium.
It is worth noting that the symposium was held under the patronage of Professor Muhammad Othman Al-Khosht – President of Cairo University, and Dr. Amr Ezzat Salama – Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities.
Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar – Dean of the Faculty of Mass communication and Public Relations while talking about the danger of social media in spreading rumors and the experiences of some countries and institutions in promoting the use of the positive effects of social media in the service of the state and society
Discussions about the fabrication and falsification of news and the extent of its impact on societal security, whether politically, socially or security-wise at the level of the Arab world
Honoring Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar by Dr. Howaida Mostafa – Dean of the Faculty of Mass communication and Public Relations at Cairo University and Secretary General of the Association of Arab Media Faculties for his participation in enriching the symposium