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Ethics, Fake News and information professionals

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Dissemination of the Fake News has vastly emerged in the digital era. Any type of information true,
false, biased or misleading can be spread through any digital platform. There are different ways and
forms of delivering information. Additionally, any type of institution or professional as media,
journalists, political parties, politicians or financial companies are constantly on the arena of the Fake
News.
Fake News alter the reality and as a consequence is difficult to change receiver mind. Information
professionals have an opportunity to engage its communities through good practices based on
information literacy fighting against any type of information disorder. Relating to an information
unit as an archive or a library when keeping information on the long term, professionals need to
follow a code of conduct to provide objective information to its patrons. However, this code of
conduct is not only a librarian or an archivist responsibility but also from who creates the original
information.
Focusing on dissemination and information disorders there are ethical issues that involve
information professionals. In this paper, we analyse cases of unethical information behaviour
in different fields. At the same time, we explore ethical codes of conduct on information
professionals, in relation to the spread of the fake news on digital platforms.
As a conclusion, this paper will provide guidelines to avoid unethical information behaviour in
relation to information disorder.

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Comunicació a: BOBCATSSS 2020: Information Management Fake News and Disinformation. Proceedings Book. January 22-24, 2020. InLitAs. Paris. pp: 53-61.

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cc-by-nc-nd (c) Boté Vericad, Juan-José, 2020

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Comunicacions a congressos / Presentacions (Biblioteconomia, Documentació i Comunicació Audiovisual)

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Ethics, Fake News and information professionals