scholarly journals Media coverage of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Kenya and Tanzania: Content analysis of newspaper articles in East Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1956034
Author(s):  
Evonne Mwangale Kiptinness ◽  
John-Bell Okoye
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Newspaper Articles

scholarly journals A Comparative Corpus-Based Content Analysis of Head of Government Addresses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: Japan and Western Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-32
Author(s):  
Nagisa Moritoki Škof
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Public ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Head Of Government ◽  
Heads Of Government

Addresses made by heads of government reflect their views and opinions. This article presents a quantitative content analysis of public addresses made by heads of government of the five countries, namely Japan, the USA, New Zealand, Germany, and Slovenia, which were done in response to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Word frequency analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to identify the content specifics of these addresses.  The comparative analysis of speeches concerning the novel coronavirus enables us to determine how these addresses reflect the speakers’ perspectives and political orientation and what they attempted to convey to the public.

scholarly journals The Information Infrastructure of Search Engines: A Content Analysis of Covid-19 Immunization Information Online

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée Belliveau
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Online Search ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Spread ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization

After the World Health Organization declared the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic in March 2020, they cautioned of another outbreak: an “infodemic.” This study examines how online search engines are influencing the global spread of immunization information about COVID-19. It aims to address the various ways in which search technology is shaping users’ perceptions of the pandemic and to measure the credibility of the sources they provide.

scholarly journals Use of Internet data to track Chinese behavior and interest in COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tengteng Wang ◽  
XIude Chen ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Xunbo Jin
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Floating Population ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Search Volume ◽  
Health Policy Decision ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Background: During the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak, the internet became the main channel for the public to access all kinds of information. Through search engines and other media, people can aquire information about the epidemic situation in real time. Baidu, currently the top online search tool in China, has developed an internet search trends gathering and analysis tool called Baidu Index. The aim of this study was to understand the public’s focus on the epidemic and their most pressing needs through analysis of the Chinese internet usage during the first month of the outbreak, which was also the most severe period. Method: The data period selected was from January 23, 2020 to February 22, 2020. Through Baidu index, we identified hot search terms related to COVID-19 which were grouped into four categories. Searching trend analysis was obtained depicting the quantities with which each category was searched. Next, we selected the category with the highest search volume, and obtained data regarding geographic and demographic characteristics. Finally, we explored Wuhan residents’ interest in COVID-19 by tracking their online seeking behavior. Results: The public was most concerned about news of "latest developments of epidemic". The remaining categories in descending order of attention received were "basic information of disease", "extended information" and "diagnosis and treatment of the novel coronavirus pneumonia". The mobile search volume was dominant. People searching for "latest developments of epidemic" mostly came from economically developed regions with a large floating population. The group with the maximum concern were men aged 20-49. The most searched terms by Wuhan residents were "how to use a thermometer", "n95 mask", "testing kit" and "nucleic acid testing". Conclusion: Through big data from internet, we can accurately understand public concerns and needs during the epidemic. If this data is used in media coverage, public health policy decision-making, and personal epidemic prevention education, it will certainly play an important role. Other countries and regions in the early stages of the epidemic can also benefit from China's experience.

Social Media Marketing of Brands in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 61-82
Author(s):  
Petek Tosun
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Brand Promotion ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Social Media Communication

This chapter explores the social media marketing communication of brands in the first days of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak within the theoretical framework provided by signaling theory. The social media content of six Turkish brands was examined by content analysis. The findings have shown that brands shared posts in four themes: brand promotion, brand's COVID-19 messages, product promotion, and special day posts. Brands integrated the COVID-19 agenda in their social media communication in two ways. First, they designed and shared posts that focused solely on the pandemic. These COVID-19-related posts constituted a separate category that did not include any direct relevance to the brands' promotion activities. Second, they added COVID-19-related points in their social media posts. This study provides valuable findings for marketing practitioners and academicians regarding social media communication in a global health crisis.

scholarly journals Views and Evaluations of University Students about Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-198
Author(s):  
Ahmet Sahbaz
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In recent years, technological devices and the Internet have become an integral part of our lives, changing many of our habits and daily routines. This change became more rapid and intense during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when countries compulsorily locked down their populations in an attempt to impede or halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. In order to continue their education, students stayed at home and were required instead to study online using a computer or a mobile device such as a smartphone. According to UNESCO (n.d.), “more than 1.5 billion students are or have been affected by school and university closures during this period.” As a result, distance education has become the “new normal” of the educational system. Prior to the pandemic, many studies had been conducted regarding the opinions and attitudes of university students toward distance education; however, publications on this subject since the beginning of the pandemic are still very new. Indeed, the current study aimed to reveal the views and evaluations of university students towards distance education since the beginning of the pandemic. This qualitative study was carried out at the Turcology Department of Tuzla University in the Bosnia Herzegovina Federation. A questionnaire comprised of 12 open-ended questions was used to collect the data, which was then analyzed using the conventional content analysis approach. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that almost 90% of the participants were against distance education, but firm supporters of face-to-face education.

Pandemic Drones

Transfers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-158
Author(s):  
Julia M. Hildebrand ◽  
Stephanie Sodero
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The Novel ◽  
International Media ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Public Health And Safety

When the novel coronavirus moved around the planet in early 2020, reconfiguring, slowing down, or halting everyday mobilities, another transport mode was mobilized: the pandemic drone. We highlight the increasing prominence of this aerial device by surveying international media coverage of pandemic drone use in the spring of 2020. To address a range of pandemic drone affordances and applications, we organize manifold cases under two broad categories: sensing and moving with the pandemic drone. Here we ask: what roles do, and could, drones play during the pandemic? Following the empirical examples and related mobilities research, we theorize the drone versus virus and the drone as virus. As such, the work identifies avenues for mobilities research into pandemic drones as a growing mobility domain. Moreover, in thinking through the pandemic drone, we demonstrate creative extensions of mobilities thinking that bridge biological and technological, as well as media and mobility frameworks when multiple public health and safety crises unfolded and intersected.

scholarly journals The Management of Social Media in Major Public Health Emergencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 02044
Author(s):  
Xin Li
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Basic Theory ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In this study, the concept, basic theory and application of the management of social media in major public health emergencies were expounded with the management of social media in the novel coronavirus pneumonia as the breakthrough point. With the related reports or information of the novel coronavirus pneumonia as the analysis sample, the role of social media in the pandemic was discussed from multiple aspects and perspectives by using the method of content analysis. On this basis, the management strategies of social media in major public health emergencies were further proposed.

scholarly journals Disinformation creep: ADOS and the strategic weapon-ization of breaking news

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mutale Nkonde ◽  
Maria Y. Rodriguez ◽  
Leonard Cortana ◽  
Joan K. Mukogosi ◽  
Shakira King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Breaking News ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Black Voters ◽  
Online Group

In this essay, we conduct a descriptive content analysis from a sample of a dataset made up of 534 thousand scraped tweets, supplemented with access to 1.36 million tweets from the Twitter fire-hose, from accounts that used the #ADOS hashtag between November 2019 and September 2020. ADOS is an acronym for American Descendants of Slavery, a largely online group that operates within Black online communities. We find that the ADOS network strategically uses breaking news events to encourage discourage Black voters from voting for the Democratic party, a phenomenon we call disinformation creep. Conversely, the ADOS network has remained largely silent about the impact of the novel coronavirus on Black communities, undermining its claims that it works in the interests of Black Americans.

scholarly journals How Right-Leaning Media Coverage of COVID-19 Facilitated the Spread of Misinformation in the Early Stages of the Pandemic in the U.S.

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Motta ◽  
Dominik Stecula ◽  
Christina Farhart
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The U.S

We have yet to know the ultimate global impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, we do know that delays, denials and misinformation about COVID-19 have exacerbated its spread and slowed pandemic response, particularly in the U.S. (e.g., Abutaleb et al., 2020).

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