Covid-19 voices in finnish news media in the global context: A Comparative Study of News Media’s Roles in Pandemic Communications and Public Perceptions across Six Countries

Valentini, C and Badham, M and Mykkänen, M (2023) Covid-19 voices in finnish news media in the global context: A Comparative Study of News Media’s Roles in Pandemic Communications and Public Perceptions across Six Countries. JYU Reports, 27. pp. 3-43. ISSN 2737-0046 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17011/jyureports/2023/27

Abstract

This project investigated issues pertaining to COVID-19 related communications by different social actors, such as governments, news media, health authorities, experts, business organizations, and their impact on the general public’s attitudes and behaviours. It sheds some light into the news media’s role during pandemics, thus exploring the extent by which news media contributed to specific understandings of the COVID-19 pandemic by their journalistic choices of issues, tone, and crisis narratives. This project is comparative in nature, including data on public perceptions across six countries (Australia, Finland, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, and USA) and news media analyses of two countries’ main news outlets (Finland and Sweden).

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Divisions:	Leeds Business School
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.17011/jyureports/2023/27
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Publisher:	Jyvaskyla University Library
Additional Information:	© 2023 Authors and University of Jyväskylä
Depositing User (symplectic)	Deposited by Mann, Elizabeth
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2023 12:20
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2023 00:06
Item Type:	Article