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Public anxiety and distrust due to perceived politicization and media sensationalism during early COVID-19 media messaging

2021; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/17538068.2021.1953934

1753-8076

Lauren J. Van Scoy, Bethany Snyder, Erin L. Miller, Olubukola Toyobo, Ashmita Grewel, Giang Ha, Sarah Gillespie, Megha Patel, Jordyn Reilly, Aleksandra Zgierska, Robert P. Lennon,

COVID-19 and Mental Health

Background Understanding early COVID-19 messaging is essential for improving future public health responses to pandemics. This study applied aspects of both media dependency theory and a source credibility framework to explore how COVID-19 pandemic messaging was perceived by the public within one month of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic.