Varia Ranah - Sorotan Ilmiah Perkhidmatan Awam

40 Varia Ranah: Sorotan Ilmiah Perkhidmatan Awam The media can post links whenever possible to primary documents such as video clips, official statements, letters, bills, or court documents. People are much more likely to believe a news report if they can see the underlying evidence for themselves, and the primary materials could provide additional context and detail for interested readers. If these documents aren’t already available online, the journalists should post them themselves. Tech companies could invest in creating tools to help journalists post these materials more efficiently, which is especially important given the time constraints that journalists face. News organizations should link to other organization’s work that informs their reporting, but journalists should, whenever feasible, verify reporting for themselves. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Recent global events, ranging from the COVID-19 epidemic, 2018 Malaysia’s General Election, 2016 US presidential elections, Brexit referendum, Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns, and Daesh propaganda had led to the final acknowledgment of these challenges beyond boundaries. For that reason, bold steps are necessary. Fake news negatively influences the public perception, and it must stop. In the attempt to fight fake news, the governments, businesses and civil society need to be together and accept greater responsibility and legal liability for the news they display. MCMC has faced various challenges particularly issues involving the cyber world, and the latest threat is the fake news. Although the threat is continuing to emerge, with existing experience, MCMC can accomplish this responsibility well. They can’t work solely, and it is time for the government to bring all stakeholders to the table and solves this issue collectively. The implementation of a new law on the fake news should be created to meet future challenges.