COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic

The emergence of an epidemic or pandemic presents significant challenges for public health communication. The shifting and uncertain nature of an epidemic or pandemic necessitates a dynamic communication strategy. However, negotiating uncertainty and information gaps can be challenging for both gov...

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Autor principal:	Arjun Rajkhowa
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2020
Materias:	Australia COVID-19 media commentary New Zealand pandemics public health communication Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:597957f0f4d246d38be68d62d0292eef2021-12-02T10:21:36ZCOVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic 10.24135/pjr.v26i1.10911023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/597957f0f4d246d38be68d62d0292eef2020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1091https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 The emergence of an epidemic or pandemic presents significant challenges for public health communication. The shifting and uncertain nature of an epidemic or pandemic necessitates a dynamic communication strategy. However, negotiating uncertainty and information gaps can be challenging for both government and media. This commentary focuses on two aspects of selected Australian media commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic: media commentators’ negotiation of gaps in the available information about the pandemic and commentators’ assessment of perceived initial inconsistency in the government’s public health messaging. It analyses how a perceived inability to reconcile gaps in the expert advice can be interpreted by media commentators as an indication of public health communication failure. Arjun RajkhowaAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAustraliaCOVID-19media commentaryNew Zealandpandemicspublic health communicationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 26, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	Australia COVID-19 media commentary New Zealand pandemics public health communication Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
spellingShingle	Australia COVID-19 media commentary New Zealand pandemics public health communication Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650 Arjun Rajkhowa COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
description	The emergence of an epidemic or pandemic presents significant challenges for public health communication. The shifting and uncertain nature of an epidemic or pandemic necessitates a dynamic communication strategy. However, negotiating uncertainty and information gaps can be challenging for both government and media. This commentary focuses on two aspects of selected Australian media commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic: media commentators’ negotiation of gaps in the available information about the pandemic and commentators’ assessment of perceived initial inconsistency in the government’s public health messaging. It analyses how a perceived inability to reconcile gaps in the expert advice can be interpreted by media commentators as an indication of public health communication failure.
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title	COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
title_short	COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
title_full	COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
title_fullStr	COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
title_sort	covid-19 dissensus in australia: negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic
publisher	Asia Pacific Network
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COVID-19 dissensus in Australia: Negotiating uncertainty in public health communication and media commentary on a novel pandemic

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