Open AccessScience Journalism and Pandemic Uncertainty
Author(s) -
Sharon Dunwoody
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
media and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.804
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2183-2439
DOI - 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3224
Subject(s) - journalism , focus (optics) , social media , pandemic , publics , sociology , media studies , covid-19 , public relations , political science , law , politics , medicine , physics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , optics
Novel risks generate copious amounts of uncertainty, which in turn can confuse and mislead publics. This commentary explores those issues through the lens of information seeking and processing, with a focus on social media and the potential effectiveness of science journalism.
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