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"In the Eastern DRC where the 10th Ebola epidemic was coming to an end, the advent of COVID-19 raised additional concern of dealing with two major health emergencies at the same time with implications for effective audience engagement, and compliance to public health measures. These concerns came ag
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Post-Mortem: Russian and Chinese Covid-19 Information Operations
Washington, DC: Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) (2021), 72 pp.
"Russia recycled previous narratives and exacerbated tensions in Western society while attempting some propaganda about Russian scientific prowess. Russia’s approach evolved little; it recycled previous narratives, spreading a broad range of COVID-19 disinformation. Evidence supports the theory th
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Covid-19 Vaccines: Guidance for Church Leaders
Tearfund: Teddington (UK) (2021), 14 pp.
"This resource helps church leaders and Christian organisations consider how they can apply their faith in a practical way and use their influence in society to: œ reduce misinformation and confusion œ build a good understanding of, and trust in, the Covid-19 vaccines œ help shape and su
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Digital tools and strategies in COVID-19 infodemic response: Case studies and discussion
Geneva: ITU (2021), 60 pp.
"Digital technology, while an important enabler of many COVID-19 mitigation measures, has also contributed to the rise of misinformation and disinformation surrounding the pandemic. The circulation of rumours, conspiracy theories, false claims and misconceptions about the novel coronavirus has had a
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COVID-19 Discourse on Twitter in Four Asian Countries: Case Study of Risk Communication
Journal of Medical Internet Research, volume 23, issue 3: e23272 (2021), 17 pp.
"COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has led to a global pandemic. The World Health Organization has also declared an infodemic (ie, a plethora of information regarding COVID-19 containing both false and accurate information circulated on the internet). Hence, it has become critical to test the veracity
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Corona-TV
In: Corona: Pandemie und Krise
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2021), pp. 277-287
"Schaut man sich die Beispiele des Umgangs mit Corona in den drei behandelten Fernsehformaten – Nachrichten, fiktive Erzählgenres und Corona-Miniserien – an, fällt eine seltsame Ausweichbewegung auf, auch dann, wenn die Pandemie selbst das Thema ist. In den Nachrichten wird die Krankheit durch
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Does the Platform Matter? Social Media and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs in 17 Countries
New Media & Society, volume 25, issue 12 (2021), pp. 3412-3437
"While the role of social media in the spread of conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit in previous research is the lack of distinction between different types of platforms. This study places the role of social media affordances in facilitating the spread of conspiracy belief
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Media and Digital Technologies for Mixed Methods Research in Public Health Emergencies Such as COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Using Interactive Radio–SMS for Social Research in Somalia
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, volume 15, issue 3 (2021), pp. 304-326
"Radio shows which invite audience participation via short message service (SMS)—interactive radio–SMS—can be designed as a mixed methods approach for applied social research during COVID-19 and other crises in low and middle income countries. In the aftermath of a cholera outbreak in Somalia,
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Covid-19 und der Journalismus: Problemzonen im Verhältnis zwischen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit
In: Corona: Pandemie und Krise
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2021), pp. 265-276
"Die Bedeutung, die dem Medieninformationssystem zukam, hat die amerikanische Medienwissenschaftlerin Sandra Ball-Rokeach auf eine knappe Formel gebracht: Je einschneidender Änderungen der sozialen Umwelt empfunden werden, desto wahrscheinlicher wird es, dass das »Medieninformationssystem« für p
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Pacific Crises: COVID, Climate Emergency and West Papua
Pacific Journalism Review, volume 27, issue 1-2 (2021), pp. 1-174
Hör- und sehbeeinträchtigte Menschen: Nutzungsmotive und Erwartungen an die Medien. Ergebnisse einer Mehr-Methoden-Studie in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Media Perspektiven, issue 2 (2021), pp. 109-116
"Mittels einer Onlineumfrage und Publikumsgesprächen wurde bei seh- und hörbeeinträchtigten Personen ermittelt, welche Medienangebote sie nutzen und wie sie diese beurteilen. Die barrierefreien Angebote im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk werden grundsätzlich sehr geschätzt. Es wird aber auch V
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Happiness and surprise are associated with worse truth discernment of COVID-19 headlines among social media users in Nigeria
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, volume 2, issue 4 (2021), 37 pp.
"Do emotions we experience after reading headlines help us discern true from false information or cloud our judgement? Understanding whether emotions are associated with distinguishing truth from fiction and sharing information has implications for interventions designed to curb the spread of misinf
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Radio comunitaria en pandemia: Aprendizajes y experiencias
Cuenca; Quito: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana; Abya-Yala (2021), 126 pp.
"¿Qué papel tuvieron las radios comunitarias durante la pandemia? Los autores de esta publicación analizan el contexto y los desafíos de la comunicación popular en Ecuador. La infodemia, la proliferación de noticias falsas, las dificultades de los medios de comunicación tradicionales en llega
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Del mutante a la persona: Claves para comunicar sobre discapacidad desde un enfoque de derechos
Santo Domingo: Fundación Francina (2021), 43 pp.
"La primera parte invita a reflexionar sobre los criterios de noticiabilidad y el uso de emociones en los contenidos comunicacionales, explora formas discursivas, propone una estructura de construcción de héroes y plantea algunas interrogantes para identificar estereotipos y falsos paradigmas en l
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Reclaiming the Public Sphere in a Global Health Crisis
Javnost: The Public, volume 28, issue 2 (2021), pp. 111-235
Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition Project: Reach and Engagement Survey Afghanistan
London: BBC Media Action (2021), 4 pp.
"BBC Media Action is helping to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus in Afghanistan by using a media campaign to encourage uptake of preventive behaviours. Informed by research the project’s media outputs aim to help reduce the transmission of the coronavirus by encouraging take up of the fo
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