Ageism in COVID-Related Newspaper Coverage: The First Month of a Pandemic | Zendy

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Ageism in COVID-Related Newspaper Coverage: The First Month of a Pandemic

Author(s) -

Sarah Jen,

Mijin Jeong,

Hyun Kang,

Michael R. Riquino

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbab102

Subject(s) - pandemic , blame , narrative , newspaper , dismissal , psychological resilience , covid-19 , population , public health , psychology , gerontology , medicine , political science , sociology , social psychology , disease , media studies , demography , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law

Media sources have consistently described older adults as a medically vulnerable population during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, yet a lack of concern over their health and safety has resulted in dismissal and devaluation. This unprecedented situation highlights ongoing societal ageism and its manifestations in public discourse. This analysis asks how national news sources performed explicit and implicit ageism during the first month of the pandemic.

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