You can’t arrest a virus’
The freedom of expression crisis within Egypt’s response to Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15554287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriele Cosentino (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-220 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Media Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-7974 • E-ISSN: 2040-199X |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/jams_00044_1 |
| OpenAlex | W3165574221 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
The article discusses the freedom of expression crisis that characterized the authoritarian response of the Egyptian government to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the case study of the expulsion of the foreign correspondent for The Guardian over contested outbreak data, the article argues that authorities in Egypt exploited the pandemic for political ends by silencing critics and by manipulating the public opinion
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Authoritarianism · Biology · Censorship · Civil liberties · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Democracy · Expression (computer science · Freedom of expression · Freedom of the press · Government (linguistics · Guardian · Human rights · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |