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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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COVID-19 Communication
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Harassment & Intimidation of Journalists
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Freelance Journalists & Media Workers
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Chilling Effects (Discouragement of Legitimate Exercise of Legal Rights)
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Legal Threats to Media Freedom
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Media / Communication Control
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Censorship
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Self-Censorship
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Health Journalism
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Local Journalism
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Newsroom Management
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Television Journalism
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Challenges of Journalists Across All Continents in the Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journalism Practice, volume 19, issue 9 (2025), pp. 2019-2040
"During the COVID-19 crisis, journalists doubled efforts to keep societies informed, safe, and disease-free. The study examines and compares specific challenges that journalists, based in diverse world regions, confronted during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was conducted with 215 journalists work
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Unveiling journalistic resilience: A blueprint for future crises
Journalism, volume 26, issue 11 (2024), pp. 2480-2499
"This research article presents an examination of the findings and recommendations drawn from a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) with senior journalists. The main aim was to develop a strategy to safeguard the skills and well-being of journalists in the face of potential future pandemics or
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Challenges and Opportunities for Journalism in the Bulgarian COVID-19 Communication Ecology
Journalism Practice, volume 18, issue 1 (2024), pp. 119-136
"The coronavirus pandemic brought immense challenges to journalists worldwide, including new threats to media freedom, journalism safety and practice. The impact of the pandemic on journalism is yet to be fully understood and examined but this paper contributes to the field by focusing on the impact
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News Under Siege: The Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists in Pakistan with Focus on AJK and GB
International Journal of Kashmir Studies, volume 6, issue 1 (2024), pp. 205-233
"This study investigates the experiences of journalists during COVID-19 pandemic from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) through a series of focus group discussions (FGDs). The research aims to develop strategies for enhancing journalists' capabilities and well-being in anticipat
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‘We’re Losing Our Bread and Butter Like Never Before’: Journalism in Bangladesh in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In: Communicating COVID-19: Media, Trust, and Public Engagement
Palgrave Macmillan (2024), pp. 65-82
"The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increased challenge for journalists and media professionals worldwide. However, there is a lack of information on these adversities in many developing countries, including Bangladesh. Our study aims to explore these challenges and risks associated with journalism
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Journalistic Work During a Pandemic: Changing Contexts and Subjective Perceptions
Journalism Practice, volume 18, issue 1 (2024), pp. 99-118
"This study explores the extent to which the Corona pandemic has changed the working conditions of journalists in Germany and how they perceive these changes. The goal is to provide both the scale and qualitative nature of Corona-induced changes in the working environment of journalists by means of
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“We don’t believe in [the] Coronavirus; we believe in Allah. Whatever happens, it happens from Allah”: Pakistani media’s response to countering conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic
Newspaper Research Journal, volume 46, issue 1 (2024), pp. 6-28
"This study examines the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic by the four leading newspapers of Pakistan—Dawn, The News, Daily Times and The Nation—when they were responsible for informing and educating the public during a health crisis hit by conspiracy theories. The researchers utilized content a
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Workplace Happiness, Journalism and COVID-19 in South Asia
"This chapter explores some of the positive strategies employed by South Asian media institutions to enhance workplace happiness and help journalists to cope with stress and traumatic experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Happiness is crucial for media institutions because journalism is one of t
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Journalistic role conceptions and performance in the global south: A comparison between Egypt and the UAE during COVID-19
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 8 (2023), pp. 646-662
"Journalists in Egypt and the UAE have been differently challenged by the COVID-19 situation at multiple levels, (1) individual (2) work/routines and (3) media/organizational while covering COVID-19. Using the hierarchy of influences model, we analyze the differentiated journalists’ role conceptio
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‘Repackaging the emptiness’: How Russian regional journalism adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic
Newspaper Research Journal, volume 44, issue 1 (2023), pp. 92-110
"The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the role news organizations play in disseminating information and shaping public response to the crisis. This study adopts an ecological approach in examining Russian regional journalists’ adaptations to the pandemic. Based on in-depth interviews, the study f
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Pandemic, politics, and the safety of journalists: Downward spiral of press freedom in India
Review of Communication, volume 23, issue 3 (2023), pp. 210-227
"According to the 2023 World Press Freedom Index rankings by the RSF, India ranks 161 out of 180 countries. One of the important indicators that the index bases the ranking on is the level of violence against the journalists and their overall safety. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian governme
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"The Center for Journalism Studies (Ghent University, Belgium) has a long tradition in profiling studies of journalists based on survey research in collaboration with the Belgian associations of professional journalists (VVJ and AJP). Every five years (since 2003, last wave in 2018), a representativ
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Journalism in Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Governance and Coping Strategies of Newspaper Journalists
Society & Change, volume 25, issue 4 (2022), pp. 53-71
"This paper is about newspaper journalism practices under the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Based on two separate theories - Communication Competence Theory, and Risk and Crisis Communication Management Theory -, this study intends to understand the challenges that newspaper journalists faced whi
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Face-to Face with COVID-19: Experiences of Ghanaian Frontline Journalists Infected with the Virus
"Journalists around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, media houses have had to make drastic adjustments to the impact of challenges wrought by the pandemic on their operations. Ghanaian media houses also faced similar challenges and disruptions. News reporters and
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Endangered Voices: Nigerian Journalists’ Safety amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
"This chapter examines the difficult conditions Nigerian journalists faced while reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the threats and dangers faced by Nigerian broadcast journalists and its implication for journalism practice amid a pandemic. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted
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Knowledge and Practice of Safety Protocols among Journalists Serving as Frontline Workers in the COVID-19 Fight in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
International Journal of Ebola, AIDS, HIV and Infectious Diseases and Immunity, volume 7, issue 1 (2022), pp. 20-37
"This study investigated the knowledge and practice of safety protocols among journalists serving as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. Structured questionnaire served as instrument for data collection. The popula
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More than just collateral damage. Ramifications of the pandemic for freedom of the press
Publizistik, volume 67 (2022), pp. 31–50
"Confronted with a situation that was new to everyone, world leaders sought the best way to contain the pandemic caused by the coronavirus. The measures introduced, with lockdowns and curfews, affected fundamental rights such as freedom of movement and assembly, with implications for freedom of expr
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A critical analysis of journalists’ freedom of expression and access to information while reporting on COVID-19 issues: A case of selected Arab countries
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, volume 20, issue 2 (2022), pp. 193-212
"The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which Arab Governments limited freedom of expression and access to information for journalists while they reported on COVID-19-related issues. Design/methodology/approach: Focus group discussions were conducted with 20 journalists from Egypt
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Save the Journalist: News Media in Time of Crisis
Vizione, volume 38 (2022), pp. 291-305
"Along the first lockdown of the world because of covid 19 pandemic, the professional media regained their monopoly of reliable information linked to the health crisis of all kinds: political, social and economic thanks to the journalism of quality. Journalists were on the front lines to ensure the
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nigerian Journalists Towards Safety Protocols in an Insecure and Covid-19 Pandemic Nation
Melting Pot, volume 6, issue 2 (2022), pp. 87-102
"This paper examines the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Nigerian journalists towards safety protocols especially within security and COVID-19 in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey methodology and relied on questionnaire as instrument of primary data collection. The population of the study
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