Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19 -- With the increasing role of social media and people's participation in the communication process as well as with AI algorithms allowing billions of pieces of disinformation to be spread on the internet, the pertinent role of traditional media is to become a source of credible and reliable information to the public.

These pressing issues came under debate in a workshop titled "Disinformation & Misinformation in media: meeting the big challenge" organized here today by Odisha Journalists' Union and Indian Journalists Union with Centre for International Union (CIU), Poland.

Verifying sources, doubts and triple checking facts and taking the neutral position while reporting is the gospel duty of every professional journ...