Circulating health rumors in the ‘Arab World
A 12-month content analysis of news stories and reader commentary about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome from two Middle Eastern news outlets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7496178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip J Auter (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, corresponding author), Aziz Douai (Ontario Tech University), Heidi Makady (0000-0003-3083-6522, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA, USA), Chasah West (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 411-431 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Communication Gazette (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-0485 • E-ISSN: 1748-0493 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1748048516640202 |
| OpenAlex | W2324238192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
The Internet provides great opportunity for news as well as entertainment. One such use is to keep abreast of public health concerns. As news outlets’ websites give the audience the privilege of interacting and posting comments as an ‘anonymous user’ following the posted story, these initial comments trigger further comments—which can lead to speculation, rumor, and inaccurate information. The purpose of the current study was to compare one year of news and comments about the outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome from two major Middle Eastern online news outlets from June 2013 to June 2014. All stories and reader comments about this topic were collected from Al Jazeera and Al-Arabiya and reviewed using framing analysis to determine their framing and approach to the outbreak. The research focused primarily on how discussion and rumor may spread through both the stories as well as the controversial commentary sections
Advertising · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Entertainment · Framing (construction · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Media studies · Middle East · Middle East respiratory syndrome · News media · Political science · Privilege (computing · Public relations · Rumor · Sociology · Speculation · The Internet · World Wide Web · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |