The Qatar Press Centre (QPC) praised the statement issued on X by HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani, the chairman of Qatar Media Corporation (QMC), in which he called for concerted efforts and tireless work at all official and civil levels to confront anonymous and offensive accounts that aim to spread discord and factors of division among the peoples of the Gulf. Stressing the unity and cohesion of the Gulf social fabric, in order to enhance the path of our Gulf Council, in a way that achieves security and prosperity for our Gulf countries and peoples.
The QPC stressed the importance of this call, which comes in light of the centre's continuous efforts and warnings of the dangers of misleading, false and offensive news, through various activities, seminars and reports that it has issued and published in various fields.
The QPC called on all Gulf and Arab journalists to unify their efforts, through various print, visual and audio media, and through their social media accounts, to show solidarity and co-operation in confronting malicious campaigns carried out by anonymous accounts.
While being keen to publish and circulate real news and information, and expose fake news, in a way that enhances trust between public opinion on the one hand, and journalists on the other hand.
The QPC also emphasised the importance of the role of journalists in verifying the accuracy of news and information before circulating it, and the wide-ranging influence that journalists have in clarifying real news, exposing fake ones, and their effective role in limiting the targeted influence of fake accounts.
