At the beginning of the seminar, Nimroz’s head of information and culture, Mufti Habibullah Ilham, spoke about the shari’a and professional responsibilities of journalists and said that a journalist who is equipped with the Islamic faith, publishes the facts with trust and honesty and fulfills his shari’a responsibilities in addition to his professional responsibility.
Mohajer Farahi, Minister of Public Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Culture, said that young people who are active in social media should do their work with honesty and sincerity; Because just as it is important to protect the fortress in a military war, it is also necessary to protect values and truth in the media field.
He added that the media should reflect the realities of society in a balanced way and not create unrealistic expectations in people’s minds. According to him, some foreign media are publishing such content behind beautiful messages, which have a negative effect on the unity of the society and encourage prejudices among Afghans.
At the same time, Maulvi Safiullah Raed, head of media monitoring, said that the enemies of Islam and the country have been defeated in the military war and now they have turned to the intellectual war, and social media is one of the important tools of this war.
He asked journalists and young people to use social media effectively and pay serious attention to Islamic, national and social values.
He also emphasized on evaluating the results of the news before publishing it.
Other speakers also said timely and easy access to information is important in disseminating facts and accurate information and preventing false propaganda and called such seminars beneficial for the purpose of increasing the scientific and professional capacity of journalists and media officials.
