Psychological Insights on the Role and Impact of the Media During the Pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19

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This volume places the spotlight on the role different media and communications systems played in informing the public about the pandemic, shaping their views about what was happening and contributing to behavioural compliances with pandemic-related restrictions. Throughout the pandemic, media coverage has played an important role in drawing attention to specific messages, influencing public risk perceptions and fear responses. Mainstream media and other electronic communication systems such as Facebook and WhatsApp have been pivotal in getting pandemic information out to the public, thereby influencing their beliefs, attitudes and behaviour and engaging them generally in the pandemic as stakeholders. In this timely volume, author Barrie Gunter considers how people reacted to this coverage and its contribution to their understanding of what was going on, including the influence of fake news and misinformation on public beliefs about the pandemic, from anti-lockdown protests to the "anti-vaxx" movement. In addition, looking at how government messaging was not always consistent or clear and how different authorities were found not always to be in harmony or compliance with the messages they put out, Gunter examines the harm done by presenting different publics with ambiguous or conflicting narratives. Drawing out important communications strategy lessons to be learned for the future, this is essential reading for students and researchers in psychology, public health and medical sciences and for policymakers who assess government strategies, responses and performance.
Copyright:
2022

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Book Size:
216 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000599770
Related ISBNs:
9781032228792, 9781003274629, 9781032228754
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Barrie Gunter
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Psychology, Social Studies, Medicine, Communication, Politics and Government, Sociology
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