INFORMATION HYGIENE AS AN IMPERATIVE OF NEW ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

Abstract

Observation of information hygiene practices is highly important today; a healthy society should have a stable mental state, but as we know social media shapes and manages public moods and opinions.  This is where the presence of a psychologically healthy media industry becomes an imperative. A healthy society needs a psychologically healthy media.

To have progress, scientific and technical achievements and success, a stable and confidence-inspiring environment is a must, where one can work and create. Whereas any stressful incident or event, emergency situation, and, above all, martial law and military operation is a development-preventing, destructive soil, where frustration, apathy and hopelessness develop well, leading to incapacity.

Experts in various fields believe that ever since Armenia gained independence the country has been unable to straighten up and ensure the necessary pace for development of science, culture and technology, as it has been struggling with the consequences of various natural and man-made, military and political disasters, which affect and disintegrate all creative forces and crush the aspirations of individuals. In these conditions, it is impossible to expect any positive result.

The author has tried to find ways to fight "information garbage" and suggests some steps to keep the information landscape clean.