The mass media and modern communication technologies in the service of truth and peace in the human community: obstacles, challenges and prescriptions

We are in the age of information explosion in quantity and quality, as communication has been made easier, faster and accessible to almost any place in any part of our planet, which enables cultures, peoples, experts, specialists, ideologies, interact and confront each other. All these are possible thanks to the development in the quality and variety of the modern media and communication technologies. These quick and easier accessibility to information and exchange of ideas through these modern media and communication systems, have proved to be a great source of help to humanity in many dimensions and directions, for example, in the aspect of knowledge generation, transmission, and production, greater interaction and dialogue between peoples and nations and bringing the world and peoples closer to each other. It could also have its negative dimension, for example as a big source of manipulation, exploitation, and misinformation. Hence one of the challenges of our time is to find out how best to use and employ these media technologies for the advantage of man, especially for truth dissemination and to promote harmonious and peaceful mutual co-existence among peoples, nations and cultures. This is the task which this article tries to accomplish.