Enhancing the Professionalism of Muslim Journalists in Handling Disinformation and Hoaxes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The term alternative media refers to that serves as sources of information in lieu mainstream media. In contrast social media, are mass entities carry out journalistic functions even though they affiliated with community organizations. Thus, expected provide authentic news just like Muslim countries. Islamic also required produce quality news, and this was especially seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a flood resulted confusion among community. response, training aimed enhance professionalism for practitioners journalism from four conducted pandemic. Entitled Enhancing Professionalism Journalists, carried measurable manner using Assets-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach, which consists five steps, namely discovery, dream, design, define, destiny. With these significant changes how journalist their jobs. These include improvements understanding professional ethics, writing, use language. This provided an overview pattern reporting platforms can religious perspective.