Journalism based on gossip or rumours is a form of “terrorism” and media that stereotype entire populations or foment fear of migrants are acting destructively, Pope Francis has said . How technology disrupted the truth | Katharine Viner Read moreSpreading rumours is an example of “terrorism, of how you can kill a person with your tongue“, he said. The pope, who has often strongly defended the rights of refugees and migrants, said journalism should not be used as a “weapon of destruction against persons and even entire peoples“. “Neither should it foment fear before events like forced migration from war or from hunger,” he added. Last year, the right-wing newspaper Libero headlined its story on the Paris attacks that killed about 130 people: “Islamic Bastards“.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2016 04:30 UTC