Who is the most likely to spread fake news?

(Source: RTV Kragujevac) Why are fake news bad and what is misinformation? Who most often spreads fake news, what is the role of influencers and celebrities in all of this – are just some of the questions whose answers can be found out by Kragujevac high school students through an exhibition about professional journalism and fake news.

This traveling exhibition has so far been viewed by more than 4,800 students throughout Serbia and will be set up in the hall of the First Kragujevac gymnasium for the next four days.

The interactive exhibition on fake news consists of four “totems” with panels, which offer students answers to the questions: why fake news is bad even though it is fun, who most often spreads fake news, what is the role of journalists in society and what is the role of influencers and celebrities in the media world.

The aim of the exhibition is to introduce young people to quality and accurate reporting and teach them to recognize media and social manipulations.

The first Kragujevac gymnasium in the curriculum has an elective course dedicated to the media. This exhibition is an opportunity to enrich the content of the teaching program for the subject Language, Media and Culture.

In previous years, more than 350 young people have received media literacy training, and the exhibition is an occasion for discussions on this topic to continue.

In the hall of the First Kragujevac gymnasium, the exhibition will be on display until March 24.

The exhibition “Fake News” is implemented by the Press Council, within the project “Building trust in media in South East Europe and Turkey – Phase Two”.

RTK journalist Marina Golubovic Milenkovic reports.