Media Camp on Digital Security Held in Parkent District

A three-day youth media camp dedicated to media literacy, digital security and counteracting disinformation was held in Parkent district of Tashkent region. The event was organized by the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan and the Center for Retraining of Journalists.

The project involved 30 students from the country's universities who study journalism, cinema and design. The program included interactive classes, analysis of practical cases and expert master classes.

The main focus of the training was on recognizing unreliable information, fact-checking, data protection in digital space and creating alternative information narratives. The participants also considered the use of artificial intelligence tools in content creation and the ethical responsibility of authors on the network.

As noted by the director of the Center for Retraining of Journalists Gulnara Babajanova, reliable information serves as the main tool in the fight against terrorism, and media workers need to master new knowledge for professional and ethical coverage of complex topics.