Propaganda: the challenges faced by journalists to protect media freedom in Albania
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https://doi.org/10.55765/atps.i28.3647Palabras clave:
propaganda, público, periodistas, educación mediática, verificación de los hechosResumen
La propaganda ha tomado a los medios de comunicación albaneses como rehenes y los ha convertido en vasallos, que sirven su propia agenda política convenciendo a las masas mediante la difusión unilateral de información. Esto crea inseguridad para los periodistas libres e independientes. Citizen Channel, un medio independiente y sin fines de lucro, fue víctima de un ciberataque en abril de 2024. El país también se enfrenta a un bajo nivel de alfabetización mediática. Este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar el impacto ideológico de la propaganda apoyada por el estado en los medios de comunicación albaneses, los desafíos que enfrentan los periodistas y el dominio público de los medios de comunicación y su voluntad de verificar los hechos. Para lograr este objetivo, se utilizaron métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos mediante la vigilancia de cuatro medios de comunicación nacionales y el uso de cuestionarios como instrumento de medición para los periodistas.
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