How source-level and message-level factors influence journalists’ social media visibility during a public health crisis

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492110231
Author(s):  
Xinzhi Zhang ◽  
Rui Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Us ◽  
Heuristic Systematic Model ◽  
Source Level

Social media has become a channel through which journalists distribute their work, reach audiences and gain visibility. Informed by the frameworks of journalistic branding, the heuristic-systematic model, and hypertextual elements, the present study examines the extent to which the source factor (journalists’ branding on social media profiles) and message factors (communication styles and hypertextual elements) influence visibility (i.e. the popularity of the account and the number of favourites and retweets of the posts). We analysed the Twitter profiles of 98 health journalists from seven major media organizations in the US and conducted a manual content analysis of a representative sample of their public tweets (n = 3982) published during the Covid-19 pandemic. In contrast to expectations, branding contributed little to any indicators of visibility, and profiles with institutional branding had fewer followers. Both affective messages and rational messages received more likes and retweets than messages without these elements. Tweets containing images or news-related hyperlinks received more retweets, whereas the number of @mentions in a tweet was negatively related to visibility. Journalists from traditional media, those who tweeted more often, and those with more followers had higher levels of visibility.

Suga will hold Japan steady in short term only

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Presidential Election

Significance He leaves office having failed to achieve his ambition to reform Japan’s constitution, and is widely seen as having mismanaged the most serious public health crisis in decades. Impacts New foreign policy initiatives are unlikely until after the US presidential election. Abe could make a decision before leaving office on whether Japan should acquire pre-emptive strike capabilities. No moves on constitution revision are likely for the next twelve months at least. Japan would be at a disadvantage if a foreign policy crisis were to occur in the next twelve months, and the next few weeks in particular. Whether the Olympics next summer go well will have some influence on whether Suga stays on as leader.

scholarly journals Alternatives to Arrest for Illicit Opioid Use: A Joint Criminal Justice and Healthcare Treatment Collaboration

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117822182095339
Author(s):  
Andrea J Yatsco ◽  
Rachel D Garza ◽  
Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer ◽  
James R Langabeer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Opioid Use Disorder ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Us ◽  
History Of ◽  
Illicit Opioid Use

Opioid overdoses continue to be a leading cause of death in the US. This public health crisis warrants innovative responses to help prevent fatal overdose. There is continued advocacy for collaborations between public health partners to create joint responses. The high correlation between persons with opioid use disorder who have a history of involvement in the criminal justice system is widely recognized, and allows for treatment intervention opportunities. Law enforcement-led treatment initiatives are still relatively new, with a few sparse early programs emerging almost a decade ago and only gaining popularity in the past few years. A lack of published methodologies creates a gap in the knowledge of applied programs that are effective and can be duplicated. This article seeks to outline an interagency relationship between police and healthcare that illustrates arrest is not the only option that law enforcement may utilize when encountering persons who use illicit substances. Program methods of a joint initiative between law enforcement and healthcare in a large, metropolitan area will be reviewed, supplemented with law enforcement overdose data and statistics on law enforcement treatment referrals.

How to Quarantine False Information: What the U.S. Government May Do as False Information Spread on Social Media during a Public Health Crisis Becomes a Biosecurity Threat

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonam James
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
False Information ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Global Spread ◽  
Public Health And Safety

Abstract With the global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation about the pandemic spread prolifically on social media. False or harmful information about the coronavirus pandemic spread on social media included hate-speech, vaccine misinformation, and misinformation about public health and safety measures. In the midst of a serious public health crisis, where public cooperation for mandated health and safety measures hinges on trust in government and facts, false information rapidly spread through social media becomes a biosecurity threat. This article explores whether false or harmful information can be regulated during a serious public health emergency.

COVID-19 and the Media in Nigeria

Glimpse ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-98
Author(s):  
Obiageli Pauline Ohiagu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This chapter provides a Nigerian perspective to the global COVID-19 public health crisis that began in 2019. Two approaches were used to explain the impact of COVID-19 on the media in Nigeria and the effect of the latter on the spread/containment of the virus. The pandemic directly limited the operations of the media in many ways: socially, economically, and otherwise. On the other hand, both mainstream and social media was instrumental in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 through information, education, and infotainment.

scholarly journals The Medical Library Association’s Role in Disseminating Information Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Buscher
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Medical Library

The Medical Library Association (MLA) has been part of the library and information science field since 1898 (The Medical Library Association, 2020). According to the website, the mission of the organization is to promote library and information science knowledge and make it available and accessible to medical information specialists and the general public. This content analysis examines the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) role in the 2019/2020 COVID-19 public health crisis, specifically the ways in which the MLA has provided resources about the pandemic to libraries and librarians as well as the public.

scholarly journals Journalistic Fact-Checking of Information in Pandemic: Stakeholders, Hoaxes, and Strategies to Fight Disinformation during the COVID-19 Crisis in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1227
Author(s):  
Xosé López-García ◽  
Carmen Costa-Sánchez ◽  
Ángel Vizoso
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Media ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Qualitative Evolution

The public health crisis created by COVID-19 represents a challenge for journalists and the media. Specialised information in healthcare and science has turned into a need to deal with the current situation as well as the demand for information by society. In this context of increased uncertainty, the circulation of fake news on social networks and messaging applications has proliferated, producing what has been known as ‘infodemic’. This paper is focused on the fact-checking of journalistic content using a combined methodology: content analysis of information denied by the main Spanish fact-checking platforms (Maldita and Newtral) and an in-depth questionnaire to these stakeholders. The results confirm the quantitative and qualitative evolution of disinformation. Quantitatively, more fact-checking is performed during the state of alarm. Qualitatively, hoaxes increase in complexity as the pandemic evolves, in such a way that disinformation engineering takes place, and it is expected to continue until the development of a vaccine.

Eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: An overview of risks and recommendations for treatment and early intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marita Cooper ◽  
Erin E. Reilly ◽  
Jaclyn Amanda Siegel ◽  
Kathryn Coniglio ◽  
Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Treatment Access ◽  
Pertinent Literature ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
Public Health Crisis

Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) are at significant risk for increases in symptomatology and diminished treatment access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental precautions to limit coronavirus spread have affected food availability and access to healthy coping mechanisms, and have contributed to weight stigmatizing social media messages that may be uniquely harmful for those experiencing EDs. Additionally, changes in socialization and routine, stress, and experiences of trauma that are being experienced globally may be particularly deleterious to ED risk and recovery. This paper presents a brief review of the pertinent literature related to risk of EDs in the context of COVID-19 and offers suggestions for modifying intervention efforts to accommodate for the unique challenges individuals with EDs and providers may be experiencing in light of the ongoing public health crisis.

scholarly journals Racism as Public Health Crisis: Assessment and Review of Municipal Declarations and Resolutions Across the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara D. Mendez ◽  
Jewel Scott ◽  
Linda Adodoadji ◽  
Christina Toval ◽  
Monica McNeil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Us ◽  
Data Content ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Driver

Racism in the United States has been cited as a key driver of racial health inequities. Racism as a public health crisis has been in the forefront, particularly with respect to state and municipal governments that have developed legislation, resolutions, and declarations. This policy brief includes a review of resolutions and declarations across the US related to Racism as a Public Health Crisis through the end of September 2020. There were 125 resolutions reviewed for content related to the history of racism, reference to racial health equity data, content related to action steps or implementation, and any accompanying funding or resources. We found that the majority of policies name racism as critical in addressing racial inequities in health with limited details about specific actions, funding, or resources.

Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miribane Dërmaku-Sopjani ◽  
Mentor Sopjani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Drug Targets ◽  
Virus Genome ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Therapeutic Drugs ◽  
New Public Health ◽  
New Public ◽  
And Function

Abstract:: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently a new public health crisis threatening the world. This pandemic disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus has been reported to be originated in bats and by yet unknown intermediary animals were transmitted to humans in China 2019. The SARSCoV- 2 spreads faster than its two ancestors the SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERSCoV) but has reduced fatality. At present, the SARS-CoV-2 has caused about a 1.16 million of deaths with more than 43.4 million confirmed cases worldwide, resulting in a serious threat to public health globally with yet uncertain impact. The disease is transmitted by inhalation or direct contact with an infected person. The incubation period ranges from 1 to 14 days. COVID-19 is accompanied by various symptoms, including cough, fatigue. In most people the disease is mild, but in some other people, such as in elderly and people with chronic diseases, it may progress from pneumonia to a multi-organ dysfunction. Many people are reported asymptomatic. The virus genome is sequenced, but new variants are reported. Numerous biochemical aspects of its structure and function are revealed. To date, no clinically approved vaccines and/or specific therapeutic drugs are available to prevent or treat the COVID-19. However, there are reported intensive researches on the SARSCoV- 2 to potentially identify vaccines and/or drug targets, which may help to overcome the disease. In this review, we discuss recent advances in understanding the molecular structure of SARS-CoV-2 and its biochemical characteristics.

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