Pope Francis has urged journalists to not push “disinformation and polarisation” in the media in his annual message for the World Day of Social Communications.
The Pontiff’s message comes as the communications landscape is experiencing a paradigm shift, with the “traditional” media of printed newspapers and television news organisations is being overcome with different forms of online versions, from social media to podcasts.
An investigation by the Wall Street Journal in 2021 showed the popular social media platform Facebook was aware of mental health risks linked to the use of its Instagram app but kept it secret.
