Communicating Science in Times of Crisis COVID-19 Pandemic

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Synopsis

Learn more about how people communicate during crises with this insightful collection of resources  In Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic, distinguished academics and editors H. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair have delivered an insightful collection of resources designed to shed light on the implications of attempting to communicate science to the public in times of crisis. Using the recent and ongoing coronavirus outbreak as a case study, the authors explain how to balance scientific findings with social and cultural issues, the ability of media to facilitate science and mitigate the impact of adverse events, and the ethical repercussions of communication during unpredictable, ongoing events.  The first volume in a set of two, Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic isolates a particular issue or concern in each chapter and exposes the difficult choices and processes facing communicators in times of crisis or upheaval. The book connects scientific issues with public policy and creates a coherent fabric across several communication studies and disciplines. The subjects addressed include:  A detailed background discussion of historical medical crises and how they were handled by the scientific and political communities of the time  Cognitive and emotional responses to communications during a crisis  Social media communication during a crisis, and the use of social media by authority figures during crises  Communications about health care-related subjects  Data strategies undertaken by people in authority during the coronavirus crisis  Perfect for communication scholars and researchers who focus on media and communication, Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic also has a place on the bookshelves of those who specialize in particular aspects of the contexts raised in each of the chapters: social media communication, public policy, and health care.

Book details

Series:
Communicating Science In Times Of Crisis Ser.
Author:
H. Dan O'Hair, Mary John O'Hair
ISBN:
9781119751786
Related ISBNs:
9781119751779, 9781119751809, 9781119751779, 9781119751809
Publisher:
Wiley
Pages:
448
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-05-01
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2021
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Communication, Education, Language Arts, Nonfiction