Covid-19 and crisis communication
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23701535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Lupton (0000-0003-2658-4430, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 285-289 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Media and Communications in Australia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003280644-28 |
| OpenAlex | W4387133229 |
| ISBN | 9781003280644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
When the COVID-19 crisis broke out, there was a great need for effective and accurate risk communication by the news media, government leaders and public health organisations. This chapter examines the dimensions of crisis communication during the pandemic in Australia. A critical perspective is adopted to demonstrate the sociocultural and political dimensions of initiatives to warn publics about COVID across the first two years of the pandemic when risks and expert advice were constantly changing. The chapter also discusses the problems of the spread of misinformation globally and the important role played by state-based Australian political leaders in communicating risk and encouraging the public to take preventive action.
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Crisis communication · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Outbreak · Political science · Public relations · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Virology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |