1st Edition

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

By Barrie Gunter Copyright 2022
222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

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,... Read more

Chapter 1: Pandemic, Media and the Public

Chapter 2: News Media and Quality of COVID News

Chapter 3: Online Chatter about COVID-19

Chapter 4: Public Confidence in News and Journalism

Chapter 5: News Media and Impact on Public Understanding

Chapter 6: The Internet and Public Perceptions of the Pandemic

Chapter 7: Misleading Pandemic Information and the Public

Chapter 8: Media, Risk Perceptions and Fear

Chapter 9: Media and Behavioural Compliance

Chapter 10: Social Media, Behavioural Compliance and Other Outcomes

Chapter 11: Pandemic, Media and Ageism

Chapter 12: The Pandemic, the Media and Mental Health

Chapter 13: Importance of the Media during a Pandemic

Biography

Barrie Gunter is an Emeritus Professor in Media at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. A psychologist by training, he has published more than 80 books on a range of media, marketing, business, leisure and psychology topics.