Epidemics in the news: Health and hygiene in the press in periods of crisis

Almeida, Maria Antónia Pires de

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“…It marked the end of World War 1 and the beginning of an outbreak of an influenza pandemic that killed more people than the war. Recent studies have revealed an estimate fluctuating from 50 to 100 million casualties worldwide (De Almeida, 2013). It came in phases and encircled the world through increased human mobility, especially via sea route transportation.…”

Section: Influenza: Spread Morbidity and Clinical Manifestationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Epidemic: The British Approach to 1918–1919 Influenza in Lagos

Oluwasegun

2015

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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This paper examines how the British managed the 1918–1919 influenza epidemic in Lagos, the reactions of the local population to new sanitary and medical policies enforced during the period, and its social and political implications for future epidemic management in the colony. Unlike several studies which approach the history of the pandemic from global and national perspectives, a focus on Lagos, the colonial capital of Nigeria, one of Britain’s most important colonies provides this paper with a rare opportunity to engage with how local peculiarities informed decisions about the resolution of a global problem. Lagos is chosen as the terrain for discussion because of the ample data generated about it in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries (not just between European missionaries and the indigenous Lagosians, but also for other influential cultural and ethnic groups such as the Saro and Amaro (migrants from Brazil), and the Indian influence on medical policies in Lagos).

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Section: Influenza: Spread Morbidity and Clinical Manifestationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Epidemic: The British Approach to 1918–1919 Influenza in Lagos

Oluwasegun

2015

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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“…Overall, ideology determines what is considered STEM news by journalists and producers/editors and the interpretation of the information is strongly entangled with ideological viewpoints (Carvalho, 2007). This results in a narrowing of STEM science topics discussed in the news media, with a general focus on issues that affect the daily lives of individuals (Hansen, 1994) such as biomedicine (Bucchi & Mazzolini, 2003), health issues (Almeida, 2013;Pettersen, 2005;Hansen, 1994), behavioural studies (Clark & Illman, 2006), and environmental stories (Einsiedel, 1992).…”

Section: Who/what Influences Which Stories Are Chosenmentioning

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A “Scientist” on the Radio: Understanding the Framing of STEM to the Public

Bowen

Zurawski

Bartley

2015

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News media presentations of STEM (and particularly science) in various formats have been critiqued for the many ways by which they misrepresent both the facts of the discipline and the practices of the discipline and the researchers in them. Another issue is that the material is presented in a format – basically a one-way transmission – with usually little opportunity for questions by the recipients (i.e., readers, listeners, viewers, etc.) to be addressed when they don’t understand something. One news media format which might allow this dialogic activity is the radio call-in show format which is structured so that the public can ask questions of a “scientist” with the opportunity for follow-up questions to address what are discontinuities in the listener’s understanding. In this paper we document the processes by which listener interests ultimately end up discussed in the radio broadcast and what influences the “science” that is presented on-air. Our analysis reports the ways in which the STEM topics and content are mediated by radio station personnel, often times distorting the factual content available to the public and misrepresenting the practices of the research fields, as they engage in information management practices which are typical of opinion-driven shows (such as those on the topics of politics or sports) which are designed to create controversy and drama to increase ratings.

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“…The significance of the 1918-19-influenza pandemic could not be over-emphasised in modern history because of the overwhelming fatalities attributed to the contagion. The epidemic killed roughly between 50 and 100 million people globally (De Almeida, 2013). Colonial India remained one of the worst-hit nations, with an estimated mortality of 13 million (Chandra et al, 2012).…”

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Socio-Economic Impacts of 1918–19 Influenza Epidemic in Punjab

Ojo

2020

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The 1918–19 influenza epidemic arguably remains the worst natural disaster in the annals of colonial India. The scourge of the 1918–19 influenza in Punjab eclipsed the significant malaria epidemics of 1908 and the Bubonic plague catastrophe of the first decade of the 20th century. Over 800,000 people died from the outbreak between October and November 1918. This article examines the social and economic impacts of the 1918–19 influenza outbreak in Punjab. It argues that the scarcity of everyday food items as well as an escalation in the prices of staple foodstuffs were direct consequences of the epidemic. This study discovered that massive influenza mortalities triggered severe disruptions in the agricultural activities and public services in Punjab. Other studies had focused mainly on the spread and mortality of the epidemic in the public domains of colonial India. However, this study illuminates the socio-economic effects of an outbreak from a regional perspective. A focus on Punjab, the colonial capital of Northern India, affords us a rare privilege to gauge how epidemics influence the socio-economic spaces on a provincial basis.

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Epidemics in the news: Health and hygiene in the press in periods of crisis

Cited by 12 publications

References 2 publications

Managing Epidemic: The British Approach to 1918–1919 Influenza in Lagos

Managing Epidemic: The British Approach to 1918–1919 Influenza in Lagos

A “Scientist” on the Radio: Understanding the Framing of STEM to the Public

Socio-Economic Impacts of 1918–19 Influenza Epidemic in Punjab

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