The Emergence of COVID-19 in the US: A Public Health and Political Communication Crisis
The Emergence of COVID-19 in the US: A Public Health and Political Communication Crisis
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DOI：
10.1215/03616878-8641506
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发表时间：
2020-12-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Fowler, Erika Franklin
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作者：
Gollust, Sarah E.;Nagler, Rebekah H.;Fowler, Erika Franklin
新型冠状病毒公共卫生危机也是一场政治传播和健康传播危机。在这篇文章中，作者描述了与传播有关的关键现象，以及在美国对大流行的初步反应中表现出的令人担忧的影响的证据。作者概述了导致有害结果的冠状病毒传播条件，包括党派暗示，相互矛盾的科学，淡化的威胁，情绪激动，碎片化的媒体和特朗普的信息。作者认为，这些因素导致了媒体、党派领导人和公众的不同反应，导致了不同的态度和信仰，以及公众为降低风险而采取的不同保护行动。反过来，这些不同的传播现象可能会放大COVID-19疾病结果的地理差异和不公平性。作者最后对未来的研究提出了一些建议，特别是围绕健康不公平的沟通和减少未来公共卫生问题观点的党派分歧的策略。
The coronavirus public health crisis is also a political-communication and health-communication crisis. In this article, the authors describe the key communication-related phenomena and evidence of concerning effects manifested in the United States during the initial response to the pandemic. The authors outline the conditions of communication about coronavirus that contribute to deleterious outcomes, including partisan cueing, conflicting science, downplayed threats, emotional arousal, fragmented media, and Trump's messaging. The authors suggest these have contributed to divergent responses by media sources, partisan leaders, and the public alike, leading to different attitudes and beliefs as well as varying protective actions taken by members of the public to reduce their risk. In turn, these divergent communication phenomena will likely amplify geographic variation in and inequities with COVID-19 disease outcomes. The authors conclude with some suggestions for future research, particularly surrounding communication about health inequity and strategies for reducing partisan divergence in views of public health issues in the future.