scholarly journals Analysis and potential use of Google Trends as a monitoring tool for risk communication during COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 399
Author(s):  
Nindya Mahfuza ◽  
Rizma Adlia Syakurah ◽  
Resiana Citra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Government ◽  
Information Finding ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Lagged Correlation

COVID-19 Pandemic has become a major problem in various infected countries, including Indonesia. The proper risk communication strategy during this outbreak was important to reduce the impact. Therefore, this research was intended to assess the potential use of Google Trends as a tool to monitor risk communication during COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Search patterns were analyzed using the terminology used to identify COVID-19 in Indonesia, followed by information-finding keywords 'gejala (symptoms)', 'mencegah (preventing)', and 'obat (drug)' keywords compared to the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia using time-lagged correlation analysis from December 31th, 2019 to April 20th, 2020. Peaks within respective timelines were qualitatively described according to current COVID-19 related events. ”Corona” was the terminology mostly used in Indonesia to identify COVID-19. There were five spikes observed from “corona” keyword timeline, which each spike was dependent on the media coverage and regulation by the Government. Validation using time-lagged correlation yields significant results between corona, corona symptoms, preventing corona and corona drugs compared to newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia. Google Trends can potentially be used to maximize the improvement of risk communication and as a tool to monitor public restlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia by Government.

scholarly journals The Impact of Health Risk Communication: A Study on the Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika Epidemics in Curaçao, Analyzed by the Social Amplification of Risk Framework (SARF)

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110078
Author(s):  
Milou J. F. van Goudoever ◽  
Vaitiare I. C. Mulderij-Jansen ◽  
Ashley J. Duits ◽  
Adriana Tami ◽  
Izzy I. Gerstenbluth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Social Amplification Of Risk ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Risk Framework ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Risk Reducing

Epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika have been threatening the Caribbean. Since risk communication (RC) plays a fundamental role in preventing and controlling diseases understanding how RC works is essential for enabling risk-reducing behavior. This multimethod qualitative study compares news reports with local’s and health professional’s perspectives, currently lacking in RC research. It was found that RC strategies were obstructed by a lack of governmental structure, organization, and communication. The content analysis showed that the majority of newspaper articles contained negative reporting on the government. Furthermore, this study shows how trust and heuristics attenuate or amplify people’s risk perceptions and possibly positively and negatively influence people’s risk-reducing behavior. A transcending approach (e.g., structural, cooperative, and multidisciplinary) of the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases and the corresponding RC is recommended.

scholarly journals Simulating public interest: the issue of the public voice in the fee-for-carriage debate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Williams
Keyword(s):  
Policy Process ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Hearings ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Severe Degree ◽  
The Impact

"One of the most fractious Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, or the Commission) policy hearings on record has recently come to a close. This was no run-of-the-mill, watch-the-paint-dry policy hearing. Tempers and passions flared as two industry titans, over-the-air (OTA) broadcasters, such as CTV and Canwest Global, and broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) such as Shaw Communications, Bell Canada and Rogers Inc. fought the battle of their lives over an issue called fee-for-carriage (FFC). The media covered the issues day in and day out. Canadians bombarded the CRTC with dose to 200,000 comments and the Government of Canada forced the CRTC to hold an additional hearing just to address the impact the decision could have on the public. With extensive media coverage and uncharacteristically active public participation, could this public policy process be deemed 'democracy in action'? This paper will argue that this is not the case. Through a discourse analysis of the debate within two distinctly differentiated public spheres -- 1) the battling media campaigns and 2) the CRTC public hearings in November and December of 2009 -- this paper will show that the public's ability to define its own interest, using its own voice, is tarnished to such a severe degree that this policy process fails"--From Introduction (page 3).

scholarly journals Mass media and containment effect on cutaneous acral lesion online searches during COVID-19 : Infodemiology study on Google trends (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solene Huynh ◽  
Tu Anh DUONG ◽  
Guillaume Lame ◽  
Thomas Hubiche ◽  
Khaled Ezzedine
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Western Country ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Interrupted Time Series Analysis ◽  
Significant Downward Trend ◽  
Slope Change ◽  
Online Searches ◽  
World Organization ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND External factors may hinder Google Trends (GT)’s role as an infodemiology tool. For COVID-19, new symptoms and their searches on internet prior to world organization of health validation were previsouly described. In western country, an unexpected outbreak of cutaneous acral lesion e.g chilblains was released by the dermatologists in April. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess the temporality between media announcement or lockdown and online searches related to cutaneous acral lesion during COVID-19 outbreak. METHODS Two searches on GT including daily relative search volumes related to 1/ “toe” or “chilblains” and 2/ “coronavirus” were made from January 1st to May 16th 2020 for US, UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. The ratio chilblains to coronavirus was plotted. To assess the impact of lockdown and media coverages, interrupted time series analysis were performed for each country. RESULTS During the period the ratio chilblains /coronavirus searches showed a constant upward trend. In France, Italy and UK, the lockdown was associated to a significant slope change of chilblain searches with coefficient value of 1.06  0.42, 1.04  0.28 and, 1.21  0.44 (p<0.01) respectively. After media announcement, a steep statistically significant increase was found in France, Spain, Italy and the US with coefficient values of 18.95 5.77, 31.31  6.31, 14.57  6.33, 11.24  4.93 (p<0.01), followed by with a statistically significant downward trend in France, Spain and Italy (p<0.01). Adjusted R2 values were 0.311, 0.351, 0.325, 0.305 in France, Spain, Italy and US, in favor of an average correlation between time and research volume. The correlation was weak in Germany and UK. CONCLUSIONS To date chilblains link to COVID-19 remains controversial in the scientific community. However their relative search volumes on GT were highly influenced by lockdown measures and media coverage suggesting caution when using GT as pandemic surveillance tool.

The Impact of 4 Risk Communication Interventions on Cancer Screening Preferences and Knowledge

2021 ◽  
pp. 0272989X2110397
Author(s):  
K. D. Valentine ◽  
Pete Wegier ◽  
Victoria A. Shaffer ◽  
Laura D. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Patient Choice ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Intervention Preferences ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The US Preventive Services Task Force has changed their screening recommendations, encouraging informed patient choice and shared decision making as a result of emerging evidence. We aimed to compare the impact of a didactic intervention, a descriptive harms intervention, a narrative intervention, and a new risk communication strategy titled Aiding Risk Information learning through Simulated Experience (ARISE) on preferences for a hypothetical beneficial cancer screening test (one that reduces the chance of cancer death or extends life) versus a hypothetical screening test with no proven physical benefits. Method A total of 3386 men and women aged 40 to 70 completed an online survey about prostate or breast cancer screening. Participants were randomly assigned to either an unbeneficial test condition (0 lives saved due to screening) or a beneficial test condition (1 life saved due to screening). Participants then reviewed 4 informational interventions about either breast (women) or prostate (men) cancer screening. First, participants were provided didactic information alongside an explicit recommendation. This was followed by a descriptive harms intervention in which the possible harms of overdetection were explained. Participants then viewed 2 additional interventions: a narrative and ARISE (an intervention in which participants learned about probabilities by viewing simulated outcomes). The order of these last 2 interventions was randomized. Preference for being screened with the test and knowledge about the test were measured. Results With each successive intervention, preferences for screening tests decreased an equivalent amount for both a beneficial and unbeneficial test. Knowledge about the screening tests was largely unimpacted by the interventions. Conclusions Presenting detailed risk and benefit information, narratives, and ARISE reduced preferences for screening regardless of the net public benefit of screening.

scholarly journals Potential use of GIS in hazardous waste transportation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal. Youssef
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Use

The objective of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste transportation and the impact on the environment by studying Canada's regulations and legislations and examining the potential use of GIS in reducing hazardous waste transportation. [sic] It is hard to find a specific definition for Hazardous Waste since the hazard could be generated form [i.e. from] a wide variety of sources. Therefore, the hazardous wastes defined according to the Transportation Dangerous Goods Act as those wastes that due to their nature and quantity are potentially hazardous to the human health and the environment. Hazardous wastes usually contain explosive, volatile, toxic, radioactive and flammable materials, and that therefore, requires special techniques to handle the hazard to avoid creating environmental pollution or health hazards during packing, transportation, and disposal. [sic] The government of Canada and the environmental experts made tremendous efforts to reduce the potential hazardous resulted from handling, shipping, treatment and disposal for the hazardous waste and find out alternatives to control that hazard and avoid any environmental impact. [sic] This paper also presented and discussed some studies that point out the important role of GIS in minimizing the impact of potential hazard and reducing incidents regarding hazardous waste shipments through determination of the short and safety transportation routes. [sic]

scholarly journals Regulasi Penyiaran Digital: Dinamika Peran Negara, Peran Swasta, dan Manfaat bagi Rakyat

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-145
Author(s):  
Ervan Ismail ◽  
Siti Dewi Sri Ratna Sari ◽  
Yuni Tresnawati
Keyword(s):  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The State ◽  
Strong Law ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Digital Broadcasting ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Digitalization must begin a strong law that is Acts. Based on the records, digital broadcasting regulations using Republic of Indonesia Minister of Communication and Informatics’s regulations could be canceled through lawsuits at Supreme Court and State Administration Court. Broadcast digitalization was begun in 2011 through a digitalization Road Map and till date, the process at House of Representatives has not been completed. 85% of countries in the world have migrated to digital broadcasts. The study aims to describe how changes and various roles in broadcasting digitalization if the revision of the Broadcasting Acts is implemented. The study also aims to find out the impact and benefits of broadcasting digitalization for the public and broadcasting stakeholders compared to present Broadcasting Acts. This study uses participant observation methods and text analysis to categorize the articles of digitalization in the revision draft of the Broadcasting Acts from the House of Representatives Commission I in 2017, accompanied by media coverage analysis. Discourse analysis is used to relate to the problems arised due to broadcast digitalization. The results show that digitalization can provide more channels in the same space than analog broadcasting. Political parties and state institutions will be allowed to have broadcasting institutions. The State through Television Radio of the Republic of Indonesia (RTRI) will become the important player in terrestrial digital broadcasting with a single multiplexer (mux) system, which is considered undemocratic for private television associations. All "television stations" will change and compete to become "content providers" similar to new digital televisions. The government will formulate the mechanisms, socialization, models, roles in digitalizing television broadcasting in a blue print. Digital dividend will be used for the development of internet and telecommunications. The dynamics that occur due to interests’ differences of the state, the private sector and society take part at each stage of broadcasting digitalization regulation. The conclusion of the study illustrates that the use of digital technology in broadcasting through the Acts’ revision could be a solution for both frequency limitation and the efficient use for more diverse broadcasters (diversity of ownership).

scholarly journals The Securitization of the European Migrant Crisis - Evidence From Bulgaria and Hungary (2015-2017)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Tatiana P. Rizova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
Security Concerns ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria over the past fifteen years have produced the largest waves of displaced people and refugees since World War II. As European Union (EU) leaders braced for an influx of thousands of people fleeing from these conflicts, they faced pressures to revisit and modify legal rules that left countries in Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean unable to cope with a crisis of unprecedented proportions in the twenty-first century. While the logistical challenges of this humanitarian disaster threatened to undermine Southeastern and Mediterranean states&rsquo; capacity, multiple terrorist attacks across Europe magnified the security concerns of EU leaders. This paper compares how two of the European Union&rsquo;s newest member states &ndash; Bulgaria and Hungary &ndash; have tackled the migrant crisis and assesses the impact of security concerns on their refugee policies. Some of the responses of these countries&rsquo; governments were similar &ndash; both governments mandated the erection or extension of physical barriers to impede migrants&rsquo; entry on their countries&rsquo; territory. While the Bulgarian government took cues from the rhetoric and actions of key EU leaders such as Angela Merkel, the Hungarian government continuously antagonized EU leaders and declined to cooperate with their proposed multi-lateral strategies of handling the migrant crisis. Decisions taken by the two governments were, to some extent, dictated by security concerns. The rhetoric of the Hungarian government, however, contained stronger nationalist overtones than that of the Bulgarian government. Hungary&rsquo;s Prime Minister Viktor Orb&aacute;n and his right-wing government led an anti-migrant and anti-refugee campaign that sought to exclude foreign nationals due to the patent incompatibility of their cultural values with those of Hungary&rsquo;s nationals. On the other hand, the rhetoric of Bulgaria&rsquo;s Prime Minister &ndash; Boiko Borisov &ndash; was more dualistic and contradictory. His policy statements to the foreign press or at EU summits reflected the general sentiment of the top EU brass, whereas statements made to the Bulgarian media focused more specifically on security concerns and were far more critical of the foreign nationals attempting to enter Bulgaria&rsquo;s territory. Moreover, the security-focused rhetoric and actions of the government became more strident immediately before and after the Bulgarian presidential elections of November 2016, which led to the resignation of Borisov&rsquo;s cabinet. Political parties in Bulgaria, including Borisov&rsquo;s GERB party have increasingly become critical of refugees living in Bulgaria&rsquo;s admission centers. Borisov&rsquo;s government even extradited a group of Afghan asylum seekers due to their involvement in a riot at one of the refugee admission centers. This study is based on a content analysis of statements made by Bulgarian and Hungarian government officials and media coverage in several Bulgarian and Hungarian news publications between 2015 and 2017.

Komunikasi Kebencanaan: Suatu Strategi Dalam Membangun Masyarakat Sadar Bencana Pada BPBD Kota Mataram

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Baiq Vira Safitri ◽  
Shinta Desiyana Fajarica ◽  
Yulanda Trisula ◽  
Novita Maulida ◽  
Gemuh Surya Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Disaster Reporting ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Selection Of

A disaster is an event that threatens and disrupts people's lives and livelihoods which are caused, both by natural and / or non-natural factors as well as human factors, resulting in human casualties, environmental damage, property loss and psychological impacts. According to Law Number 24 of 2007 concerning Disaster Management, disasters are classified into three parts; natural disasters, non-natural disasters and social disasters. The impact of disasters, especially natural disasters, varies from the moment of occurrence to post-disaster. Referring to the series of earthquake events in Lombok on 29 July 2018 (M6.4), 5 August 2018 (M7.0) and 19 August 2018 (M6.9), until 1 September 2018 has claimed 564 victims and suffered losses with the total rough count reached IDR 12.15 trillion. The impact of the earthquake is a lesson for the government and related agencies, in this case the Mataram City BPBD to better prepare disaster management strategies in a mature and planned manner. This study aims to determine the disaster communication strategy of the Mataram City BPBD in building a disaster-aware Mataram community using qualitative methods. The results of the research also show, among others: (1) Determination of communicators / community leaders as a credible source; (2) Selection of messages that are easy to understand; (3) Selection of disaster reporting media; (4) Mapping communication barriers in building disaster-aware communities

Asylum, welfare and work: reflections on research in asylum and refugee studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 375-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Mayblin
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Economic Problem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Forced Labour ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Over the past 30 years asylum has become an issue of great political significance, public interest and media coverage in most “Western” countries. Policies and laws designed to deal with asylum seekers have proliferated, as have the resources required to manage them. These developments have come as a result of the rise of asylum as a social, political and economic “problem” which is seen to necessitate urgent action. Within this context, some countries, such as Britain, have sought to limit asylum seekers’ social and economic rights. In Britain specifically this has involved making paid employment illegal for asylum seekers, and in the process making the government liable for the living costs of such individuals – creating a situation of forced welfare dependency. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides a review of research into work and welfare policy relating to asylum seekers in Britain. The paper focuses particularly on three key issues which are affected by asylum policies relating to work and welfare. These have all received particular scholarly attention in recent years: destitution, illegal working and forced labour, and the impact on integration outcomes. Findings – In the final section the author proposes some directions for future research. Originality/value – The review is, of course, not exhaustive, but does provide an overview of key themes in the literature and should be of interest to scholars interested in the politics, sociology and social policy of asylum.

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