Manila, March 21 -- Journalists from member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered here to further strengthen the fight against the prevalence of fake news and disinformation.

The workshop, "Maintaining Credibility and Trust in Journalism", being held at the Amari Watergate Hotel runs from Thursday to Friday. It aims to give participants the opportunity to share their experiences in dealing with disinformation and explore approaches they may use against fake news, through the sharing of experiences by various ASEAN journalists.

In his speech, Dr. Charoon Chaisorn, Deputy Director-General of Thailand's Government Public Relations Department (PRD), called on stakeholders to work together in addressing the spre...