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Empowering Users to Respond to Misinformation about Covid-19
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Abstract The World Health Organization has declared that misinformation shared on social media about Covid-19 is an "infodemic" that must be fought alongside the pandemic itself. We reflect on how news literacy and science literacy can provide a foundation to combat misinformation about Covid-19 by giving so... mehr
The World Health Organization has declared that misinformation shared on social media about Covid-19 is an "infodemic" that must be fought alongside the pandemic itself. We reflect on how news literacy and science literacy can provide a foundation to combat misinformation about Covid-19 by giving social media users the tools to identify, consume, and share high-quality information. These skills can be put into practice to combat the infodemic by amplifying quality information and actively correcting misinformation seen on social media. We conclude by considering the extent to which what we know about these literacies and related behaviors can be extended to less-researched areas like the Global South.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Soziale Medien; Nachrichten; Medienkompetenz; Falschmeldung
Klassifikation
Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Freie Schlagwörter
Coronavirus; Covid-19; correction; misinformation; news literacy
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 475-479
Zeitschriftentitel
Media and Communication, 8 (2020) 2
Heftthema
Health and Science Controversies in the Digital World: News, Mis/Disinformation and Public Engagement
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet