Digital mis/disinformation and public engagment with health and science controversies: Fresh perspectives from Covid-19
Authors: Nguyen, A., Catalan-Matamoros, D.
Journal: Media and Communication
Publication Date: 01/01/2020
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 323-328
eISSN: 2183-2439
DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3352
Abstract:Digital media, while opening a vast array of avenues for lay people to effectively engage with news, information and debates about important science and health issues, have become a fertile land for various stakeholders to spread misinformation and disinformation, stimulate uncivil discussions and engender ill-informed, dangerous public decisions. Recent developments of the Covid-19 infodemic might just be the tipping point of a process that has been long simmering in controversial areas of health and science (e.g., climate-change denial, anti-vaccination, anti-5G, Flat Earth doctrines). We bring together a wide range of fresh data and perspectives from four continents to help media scholars, journalists, science communicators, scientists, health professionals and policy-makers to better undersand these developments and what can be done to mitigate their impacts on public engagement with health and science controversies.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34214/
Source: Scopus
Digital Mis/Disinformation and Public Engagment with Health and Science Controversies: Fresh Perspectives from Covid-19
Authors: An, N., Catalan-Matamoros, D.
Journal: MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
Publication Date: 2020
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 323-328
ISSN: 2183-2439
DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3352
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34214/
Source: Web of Science
Digital Mis/Disinformation and Public Engagment with Health and Science Controversies: Fresh Perspectives from Covid-19
Authors: Nguyen, A., Catalan, D.
Journal: Media and Communication
Publication Date: 25/06/2020
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 323-328
Publisher: Cogitatio Press
ISSN: 2183-2439
DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3352
Abstract:Digital media, while opening a vast array of avenues for lay people to effectively engage with news, information and debates about important science and health issues, have become a fertile land for various stakeholders to spread misinformation and disinformation, stimulate uncivil discussions and engender ill-informed, dangerous public decisions. Recent developments of the Covid-19 infodemic might just be the tipping point of a process that has been long simmering in controversial areas of health and science (e.g., climate-change denial, anti-vaccination, anti-5G, Flat Earth doctrines). We bring together a wide range of fresh data and perspectives from four continents to help media scholars, journalists, science communicators, scientists, health professionals and policy-makers to better undersand these developments and what can be done to mitigate their impacts on public engagement with health and science controversies.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34214/
Source: Manual