Professional journalists can help curb proliferation of fake news, say practitioners

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By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV

DAVAO CITY (Min - daNews / 8 May) – Several media practitioners highlight the importance of professional journalists amid historical revisionism, proliferation of fake news on social media, and rise of populist leaderships.

During a media forum on “How We Cover News” at the Holy Cross of Davao College on Saturday, ABSCBN senior reporter Adrian Ayalin said they remain hopeful three years after the country’s major television network had been shut down that it would one day regain its legislative franchise to operate on free TV.

Although reaching its audience through various online platforms, Ayalin believed that there remains a big segment of the population who do not have access to the internet, particularly those in the provinces.

“We cannot reach our full potential as media practitioners if there are limitations like lack of broadcast legislative franchise. Personally,