What is it about?
This Special Issue is a first in a series of three volumes dedicated to the research on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It examines the different crisis communication challenges and dilemmas faced by African countries during the coronavirus pandemic. The spread of information about the virus, especiallly misinformation and disinformation, superseded the virus itself, and this negatively affected the public health communications.
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Why is it important?
The empirically-driven articles in these special issues examine different facets of the pandemic communication in the continent. They examine communication strategies, communication lapses, persuasive campaigns, freedom of expression, hard-to-reach audiences, trust and credibility of information sources, infodemic, fact-checking, media coverage, health reporting, language in the pandemic, audiences, and pandemic politics.
Perspectives
I hope these three special issues will constitute a foundation for research-informed policy making, improvements in public health communications and media coverage of health crises. Harnessing the experiences from the coronavirus pandemic is valuable for learning , understanding and responding to future disease outbreaks.
Martin Ndlela
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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This page is a summary of: The coronavirus pandemic in Africa: Crisis communication challenges, Journal of African Media Studies, June 2021, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/jams_00039_2.
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