Conquering the Covid-19 Infodemic
How the Digital Black Press Battled Racialized Misinformation in 2020
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22010669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allissa V Richardson (0000-0002-3165-9401, University of Southern California), Miya Williams Fayne (0000-0002-2620-3944, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1420-1441 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Digital Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2167-0811 • E-ISSN: 2167-082X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21670811.2024.2338374 |
| OpenAlex | W4394571001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 45 |
In 2020, as many Black people around the world fought both anti-Black racism and COVID-19, the Black press in the US was dealing with another widespread problem: an infodemic. Editors of Black digital publications were on the frontlines of dispelling racialized misinformation about COVID-19, all while reporting on a contentious presidential election, ongoing protests for racial justice, and a rising COVID-19 death toll that disproportionately affected African Americans. This mixed-methods study—which includes semi-structured interviews in addition to website and social media analyses—explains the top five tactics that Black outlets used to serve as an advocate for, and an adviser to, their communities during its time of dire need. Their strategies provided an editorial slant that challenged anti-Black racism in public discourse and countered misinformation with factual public interest journalism
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Internet privacy · Outbreak · Political science · Public relations · Computer Science · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Virology
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The Persuasive Effect of Fox News
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Race and News
Journalism as Usual? Managing Disruption in Virtual Newsrooms during the Covid-19 Crisis
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Soft Power Journalism
Sourcing Pandemic News
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Political polarization drives online conversations about Covid ‐19 in the United States
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The performance of truth
The Evolving Journalistic Roles on Social Media
Doomscrolling, Monitoring and Avoiding
Constructive Journalism in the Face of a Crisis
Covid-19 information disorder
Politicization and Polarization in Covid-19 News Coverage
Medical Apartheid
Black Trolls Matter
Reporting on Black Lives Matter in 2020
The Great Digital Migration
From “Far Away” to “Shock” to “Fatigue” to “Back to Normal
Causes and Solutions
Perceptions of Latinos, African Americans, and Whites on Media as a Health Information Source
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Journalists on Covid-19 Journalism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |