الصحافة الإلكترونية السعودية و أزمة كورونا

Abstract EN

The electronic press is one of the media platforms with a significant presence in the media event, as the speed in receiving and publishing information and making it available to all readers via the Internet is one of the advantages of electronic journalism, as it has evolved a lot from the traditional press in several tasks, speed and flexibility are the most important., Accordingly, the electronic press at the time of the crisis seeks to broadcast new and advanced news about the event as it should be authenticated to the recipient on all levels.

The role of the press lies in making the recipient present to all what is stipulated in the decisions and laws issued by the higher authorities, which are aimed at protecting themselves and seeking the public interest.

What affects the performance of the press in the meantime is the rapid spread of rumors at the time of the crisis that is difficult to limit or stop.

Newspapers seek to gain the confidence of the public and the higher authorities by committing themselves to credibility first and foremost in everything that is published, especially with the large number of information that the individual is exposed to at the time of the crisis.