Digital mis/disinformation and public engagment with health and science controversies: Fresh perspectives from Covid-19

Authors: Nguyen, A. and Catalan-Matamoros, D.

Journal: Media and Communication

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/

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Digital Mis/Disinformation and Public Engagment with Health and Science Controversies: Fresh Perspectives from Covid-19

Authors: An, N. and Catalan-Matamoros, D.

Journal: MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

Volume: 8

Issue: 2

Pages: 323-328

ISSN: 2183-2439

DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3352

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34214/

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Digital Mis/Disinformation and Public Engagment with Health and Science Controversies: Fresh Perspectives from Covid-19

Authors: Nguyen, A. and Catalan, D.

Journal: Media and Communication

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/

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Digital Mis/Disinformation and Public Engagment with Health and Science Controversies: Fresh Perspectives from Covid-19

Authors: Nguyen, A. and Catalan, D.

Journal: Media and Communication

Volume: 8

Issue: 2

Pages: 323-328

ISSN: 2183-2439

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/

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