Achievements in the mass media in Uzbekistan during the covid19 pandemy

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The article highlights the activities of the mass media in the Republic of Uzbekistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the coverage of preventive measures during the pandemic, as well as the role of the media in the implementation of online education in the school education system. At the same time, the achievements in the field of media coverage of preventive work against COVID-19 in the country were described. Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, prevention, mass media, emergency, social networks, fake news, online school. The mass media is a separate institution that provides full and objective information about the political, economic and social processes taking place in society, and serves as a reflection of the problems, achievements and reforms between the state and society. One of the most pressing issues today is the professionalism, competitiveness and image of the mass media operating in the country in the process of collecting, analyzing and disseminating information. Currently, the world is changing rapidly. Like all industries, competition is fierce in terms of obtaining and transmitting information and forming an influential public opinion. In such a complex environment, life puts new demands and tasks [1]. As a result of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, the growing trend of emergencies in most parts of the world, preventive measures and socio-economic problems are widely covered on global social networks and in the mass media and attracts a large portion of the population. This is increasing the 116 Scientific research results in pandemic conditions (COVID-19) population's need for information. In such a complex situation, if the media does not fully, impartially and expeditiously inform the population about the processes of emergencies in the country, the confidence of citizens in the state, society and the media will decline. This, in turn, leads to mistrust between the state and citizens, "alienation" and the spread of various false "fake" messages among the population. The role of the media in preventing such negative situations is important. As a result of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to many countries in a short period of time, many countries remain in a whirlpool of economic and social problems. The spread of COVID-19 has not bypassed the Republic of Uzbekistan. Our government is working to prevent COVID-19 infection, which has not yet reached pandemic level (the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020) [2] much earlier, in January 2020, to prevent, control and prevent the disease events, including videos, shows, broadcasts, talk shows, debates on sanitary and hygienic rules for the fight against the disease, disease prevention and preventive work in the mass media, as well as the fight against pandemic by relevant organizations, press conferences were organized on the ongoing activities. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan has led to significant changes in the activities of the mass media. Because in the recent history in our country there have been no incidents related to cross-border emergencies, and our media has gained a great deal of experience in covering the processes associated with the pandemic. Cooperation has been established between the Ministries of Health, Emergency Situations, Interior, Ministries of Defense, the National Guard, local authorities and the mass media in the implementation of pandemic response measures. Therefore, today's media in their activities provide full coverage of the origin of the disease, its sources, causes of its spread, social, economic (number of patients, forecasts of unemployment, etc.) statistics, medical and anti-COVID-19 pandemic in our country, information on preventive measures, including sanitary-hygienic rules, symptoms of the disease, the rules of disease control, the recommendations of the population by qualified specialists. As a result of systematic cooperation between the mass media and the responsible organizations, the spread of various false "fake" messages was stopped due to the rapid, transparent and regular coverage of the activities carried out by the government. For example, the establishment of “Koronavirusinfouz” channel on the Telegram social network, which is used by a large part of the population to inform the general public about the activities carried out in the context of the pandemic, and the fact that about 1.5 million people use the channel. The fact that people have all the information about COVID-19 using it is positively assessed by experts from the world's leading countries. For example, The Diplomat press published 117 Scientific research results in pandemic conditions (COVID-19) “How Is Central Asia Handling COVID-19?” on March 31, 2020, by Collin Wood, a graduate student in political science at Columbia University says that Uzbekistan's information policy is transparent about the disease, the Ministry of Health has launched a