Crisis communication and COVID-19: Covering two Pacific tragedies with storytelling

Frontline journalism in the age of COVID-19 has posed particular challenges in dealing with personal risk, tackling an ‘infodemic’ of misinformation, and providing valuable news that can be used in vulnerable Pacific countries that have struggled with soaring infections and limited health infrastru...

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Autor principal:	David Robie
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2021
Materias:	communication ecology coronavirus COVID-19 covid journalism crisis communication health journalism Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:893ec0d1206f418d9ac90507e2f0401c2021-12-02T18:54:03ZCrisis communication and COVID-19: Covering two Pacific tragedies with storytelling10.24135/pjr.v27i1&2.12031023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/893ec0d1206f418d9ac90507e2f0401c2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1203https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Frontline journalism in the age of COVID-19 has posed particular challenges in dealing with personal risk, tackling an ‘infodemic’ of misinformation, and providing valuable news that can be used in vulnerable Pacific countries that have struggled with soaring infections and limited health infrastructure and resources. Five Pacific countries or territories have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic—Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. This article introduces two examples of public health storytelling in crisis communication, one being a pregnant Papua New Guinea woman who walked 25 kilometres to the nearest hospital—and died on reaching her destination; the other a pregnant Fijian nurse who died after battling COVID-19. David RobieAsia Pacific Networkarticlecommunication ecologycoronavirusCOVID-19covid journalismcrisis communicationhealth journalismCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 27, Iss 1&2 (2021)
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description	Frontline journalism in the age of COVID-19 has posed particular challenges in dealing with personal risk, tackling an ‘infodemic’ of misinformation, and providing valuable news that can be used in vulnerable Pacific countries that have struggled with soaring infections and limited health infrastructure and resources. Five Pacific countries or territories have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic—Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. This article introduces two examples of public health storytelling in crisis communication, one being a pregnant Papua New Guinea woman who walked 25 kilometres to the nearest hospital—and died on reaching her destination; the other a pregnant Fijian nurse who died after battling COVID-19.
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title	Crisis communication and COVID-19: Covering two Pacific tragedies with storytelling
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Crisis communication and COVID-19: Covering two Pacific tragedies with storytelling

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