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Investigating the Information Crisis Around Vaccination in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3759213 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alessandro Lovari (0000-0002-5877-467X, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, corresponding author), Valentina Martino (0000-0002-7228-5223, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy), Nicola Righetti (0000-0002-9257-5113, Università di Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 351-370 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764220910245 |
| OpenAlex | W3010621818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article aims at exploring a case of information crisis in Italy through the lens of vaccination-related topics. Such a controversial issue, dividing public opinion and political agendas, has received diverse information coverage and public policies over time in the Italian context, whose situation appears quite unique compared with other countries because of a strong media spectacularization and politicization of the topic. In particular, approval of the "Lorenzin Decree," increasing the number of mandatory vaccinations from 4 to 10, generated a nationwide debate that divided public opinion and political parties, triggering a complex informative crisis and fostering the perception of a social emergency on social media. This resulted in negative stress on lay publics and on the public health system. The study adopted an interdisciplinary framework, including political science, public relations, and health communication studies, as well as a mixed-method approach, combining data mining techniques related to news media coverage and social media engagement, with in-depth interviews to key experts, selected among researchers, journalists, and communication managers. The article investigates reasons for the information crisis and identifies possible solutions and interventions to improve the effectiveness of public health communication and mitigate the social consequences of misinformation around vaccination
Context (archaeology) · Misinformation · Perception · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public opinion · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |