Covid-19 narratives and counter-narratives in Ghana
The dialectics of state messaging and alternative re/de-constructions
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 7513629 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow (0000-0002-6099-0312, ISNI: 0000000121572938 University of Toronto Scarborough, autor de correspondencia), Wisdom J Tettey (0000-0002-0785-0038, ISNI: 0000000121572938 University of Toronto Scarborough) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 14 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 125-142 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-01-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of African Media Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1751-7974 • E-ISSN: 2040-199X |
| Editorial | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/jams_00069_1 |
| OpenAlex | W4210289685 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
| Referencias citadas | 4 |
As part of its efforts to manage the pandemic, the government of Ghana has tried to control messaging via press conferences, only to find out that it has to contend with a preponderance of, sometimes conflicting, narratives from a variety of sources. These messages come from traditional and social media, adopting conventional and alternative formats for content and delivery. In this article, we examine the dialectical relationship between the government’s COVID-19 communication strategy and alternative messages from a select range of sources that have emerged. We evaluate the extent to which the latter messages reinforced or undermined official narratives; the relative trust that each set of messages is generating among citizens; the implications for effective management of the crisis; and steps that the state took to maintain/regain control as it sought to combat what it considered to be (dis)misinformation from some of these sources
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dialectic · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Internet privacy · Literature · Media studies · Misinformation · Narrative · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Law
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 1 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |