KUNMING /China/, September 6. /TASS/. The TASS agency is open to cooperation with other media outlets in the fight against disinformation in the media space, TASS Deputy Director General Marat Abulkhatin said at the opening ceremony of the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum in the Chinese city of Kunming.
"The professional media community is well aware of the challenges we have to face in our everyday work. The voice of the Global South - the voice of truth and openness - does not give rest to numerous ill-wishers, whose system of coordinates oftentimes remains overtly colonial," he pointed out, citing the example of the Western media’s coverage of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin and celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany and militarist Japan.
"The whole world was following the packed agenda of these events. And, of course, our haters did their best to diminish the outcomes and even tarnish our common pride. The editorials of Western media outlets were full of paranoid allegations, which have simply nothing to do with journalism," Abulkhatin noted.
According to him, TASS’ years-long experience of fighting disinformation could come in handy in such a situation. "We are proud of being among the founders of the Global Fact-Checking Network, aimed at enhancing the quality and objectivity of information and warning the public of fake news risks. TASS has already introduced advanced technologies, including the use of neural networks for the quick verification of news sources. We are open to cooperation with all colleagues in this critically important field," the TASS deputy director general emphasized.
