'Accuracy' within the media/journalism, is something that has been become increasingly questionable in recent times. This has been further evidenced by UK ministers like Matt Hancock calling in media newspaper representatives to discuss the issue. Amidst the 'fake news' craze taking place in the USA post-election, it's clear that other nations are concerned about the impact the dissemination of fake news on the internet could have. The 'value chain' of online news is something in particular that is set to be analysed in the hope of eventually finding a solution that can ensure content creators are fairly rewarded for their production of news. The threat that fake news can have on journalism is highlighted particularly through the fear that it could undermine the element of democracy that there is, the Labour party having particular concerns about this. They say that the 'dominance of tech giants like Google and Facebook' with the fact that we tend to use them to access most of the news gives them a great amount of power which governments will have to come to terms with. This is intensified by the fact that these giants are posing a greater threat to (high-quality) journalism with how advertising revenues increasingly go to them as oppose to the actual content provider/newspaper.
The fact that even the UK government is expressing their concerns over the influence of fake news, shows that it's something that is without a doubt going to be perceived as a high-level threat to modern society. This is not just in terms of the fact that it threatens the 'democratic foundation' had by countries like the UK, but also as this issue of advertising revenues being siphoned off by the digital/e-media platform gets even worse with the influx of fake news.
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