Md Mahfuzul Haque

Md Mahfuzul Haque is a doctoral candidate with a cognate in Information Science. His dissertation compares fact-checking journalism and traditional journalism, drawing on the theory of objectivity. His research is based on the premise that objectivity has long been regarded as the cornerstone of American journalism, guiding journalists to report in a balanced and detached manner. However, this norm is also viewed as limiting, particularly when covering accusations of political falsehoods, since it discourages journalists from evaluating the truth of what sources say, often resulting in the amplification of false claims. Through a quantitative content analysis of the work of fact-checkers and journalists at traditional news organizations in the United States, his dissertation investigates how both groups maintain the objectivity norm when reporting on accusations of political falsehoods. His research also extends to examining how artificial intelligence is integrated into newsrooms and the qualitative changes it brings to journalistic work.

Haque is a scholar at the intersection of journalism and computation and a teacher of skills-based, theoretical and general education courses. He has published in Journalism Studies and Newspaper Research Journal, and has presented more than a dozen conference papers, earning multiple awards including Best Student Paper and Best Abstract. Before pursuing doctoral studies, Haque worked as a reporter for New Age, a national English-language daily in Bangladesh, for over six years.

Areas of Interest

• Disinformation and fact-checking
• Artificial intelligence in journalism
• Human-computer interaction
• Journalism norms

Education 

• B.A. (Mass Communication), University of Rajshahi (Bangladesh)
• M.A. (Journalism, Media and Communication), University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)
• M.A. (Journalism), University of Mississippi

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