This morning, the Holy See Press Centre released the theme for the next World Day of Social Communications which will be observed in 2018.
The Holy Father has chosen the theme: The truth will set you free » (Jn 8:32). Fake news and journalism for peace.
The Secretariat for Communications has released the following statement in order to aid in the understanding of the Holy Father's reasoning for his choice of this theme:
The theme that the Holy Father Francis has chosen for the 52nd World Day of Social Communications 2018 relates to so-called fake news, namely baseless information that contributes to generating and nurturing a strong polarization of opinions. It involves an often misleading distortion of facts, with possible repercussions at the level of individual and collective behaviour. In a context in which the key companies of the social web and the world of institutions and politics have started to confront this phenomenon, the Church too wishes to offer a contribution, proposing a reflection on the causes, the logic and the consequences of disinformation in the media, and helping to promote professional journalism, which always seeks the truth, and therefore a journalism of peace that promotes understanding between people.
World Day of Social Communications, the only world day established by the Vatican Council II (Inter Mirifica, 1963), is celebrated in many countries, by recommendation of the bishops of the world, on the Sunday preceding Pentecost (in 2018, 13 May).
The text of the Holy Father’s Message for the World Day of Social Communications is traditionally published on the feast day of Saint Francis de Sales, patron of journalists (24 January).
The Holy Father has chosen the theme: The truth will set you free » (Jn 8:32). Fake news and journalism for peace.
The Secretariat for Communications has released the following statement in order to aid in the understanding of the Holy Father's reasoning for his choice of this theme:
Statement issued by the Secretariat for Communications
relating to the theme for the next World Day of Social Communications
The theme that the Holy Father Francis has chosen for the 52nd World Day of Social Communications 2018 relates to so-called fake news, namely baseless information that contributes to generating and nurturing a strong polarization of opinions. It involves an often misleading distortion of facts, with possible repercussions at the level of individual and collective behaviour. In a context in which the key companies of the social web and the world of institutions and politics have started to confront this phenomenon, the Church too wishes to offer a contribution, proposing a reflection on the causes, the logic and the consequences of disinformation in the media, and helping to promote professional journalism, which always seeks the truth, and therefore a journalism of peace that promotes understanding between people.
World Day of Social Communications, the only world day established by the Vatican Council II (Inter Mirifica, 1963), is celebrated in many countries, by recommendation of the bishops of the world, on the Sunday preceding Pentecost (in 2018, 13 May).
The text of the Holy Father’s Message for the World Day of Social Communications is traditionally published on the feast day of Saint Francis de Sales, patron of journalists (24 January).
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