Spreading Ebola Panic: Newspaper and Social Media Coverage of the 2014 Ebola Health Crisis

Kilgo, Danielle K.; Yoo, Joseph; Johnson, Thomas J.

doi:10.1080/10410236.2018.1437524

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“…2,3 On 30 September 2014, after the first laboratory-diagnosed Ebola virus was diagnosed in the United States, a media firestorm erupted with constant updates of the Ebola 'crisis'. 4 The public anxiety and panic ensued after the report was frequently attributed to the media's dramatized and sensational coverage. 5 Subsequently, media reports from unauthorized sources during the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria were sensationalized and led to increased anxiety in the population.…”

Section: Letter To the Editor: Headline Stress Disorder Caused By Netmentioning

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Letter to the editor: Headline stress disorder caused by Netnews during the outbreak of COVID‐19

Dong

Zheng

2020

Health Expectations

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Section: Letter To the Editor: Headline Stress Disorder Caused By Netmentioning

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Letter to the editor: Headline stress disorder caused by Netnews during the outbreak of COVID‐19

Dong

Zheng

2020

Health Expectations

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“…The "risk-as-feeling" model and affect heuristics show that the cognitive system (risk assessment) interacts with the emotional system, and then affects behavior. Previous studies have proved that media framing highlights risks and consequently leads to public panic [50]; nevertheless, studies also have demonstrated that the mass media (especially the official mainstream media) pay increasing attention to risk communication, and curb a health crisis to reduce public panic by emphasizing solutions and successful containment measures [51]. Undoubtedly, it has become a form of appeasement and a tool to eliminate panic [52].…”

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Exploring How Media Influence Preventive Behavior and Excessive Preventive Intention during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Liu

Xie

et al. 2020

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In the context of global fighting against the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, how to promote the public implementation of preventive behavior is the top priority of pandemic prevention and control. This study aimed at probing how the media would affect the public’s preventive behavior and excessive preventive intention accordingly. Data were collected from 653 respondents in the Chinese mainland through online questionnaires and further analyzed by using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Taking risk perception, negative emotions, and subjective norms as mediators, this study explored the impact of mass media exposure and social networking services involvement on preventive behavior and excessive preventive intention. Based on differences in the severity of the pandemic, the samples were divided into the Wuhan group and other regions group for multi-group comparison. The results showed that mass media exposure had a significant positive impact on subjective norms; moreover, mass media exposure could significantly enhance preventive behavior through subjective norms, and social networking services involvement had a significant positive impact on negative emotions; meanwhile, social networking services involvement promoted excessive preventive intention through negative emotions.

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“…The objective of this analysis is to determine whether exposure to social and traditional (radio, TV, and newspaper) media during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mental distress among U.S. adults. Given the evidence that exposure to social and traditional media may have differential associations with mental distress, 14,22 these sources are examined separately. In addition, because depressive symptoms have been associated with greater social media use, 23,24 this study tests whether associations were moderated by prior depressive symptoms.…”

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Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Riehm

Holingue

Kalb

et al. 2020

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Exposure to disaster-related media may be a risk factor for mental distress, but this has not been examined in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assesses whether exposure to social and traditional media during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mental distress among U.S. adults. Methods: Data came from the Understanding America Study, conducted with a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of adults who completed surveys online. Participants included 6,329 adults surveyed between March 10 and March 31, 2020. Regression analyses examined the associations of (1) self-reported average time spent on social media in a day (hours) and (2) number of traditional media sources (radio, TV, and newspaper) consulted to learn about COVID-19 with self-reported mental distress (4-item Patient Health Questionnaire). Data were analyzed in April 2020. Results: Participants responding at later survey dates reported more time spent on social media (b=0.02, 95% CI=0.01, 0.03), a greater number of traditional media sources consulted to learn about COVID-19 (b=0.01, 95% CI=0.01, 0.02), and greater mental distress (b=0.07, 95% CI=0.04, 0.09). Increased time spent on social media and consulting a greater number of traditional media sources to learn about COVID-19 were independently associated with increased mental distress, even after adjusting for potential confounders (social media: b=0.14, 95% CI=0.05, 0.23; traditional media: b=0.14, 95% CI=0.08, 0.20). Conclusions: Exposure to a greater number of traditional media sources and more hours on social media was modestly associated with mental distress during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

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Spreading Ebola Panic: Newspaper and Social Media Coverage of the 2014 Ebola Health Crisis

Cited by 113 publications

References 20 publications

Letter to the editor: Headline stress disorder caused by Netnews during the outbreak of COVID‐19

Letter to the editor: Headline stress disorder caused by Netnews during the outbreak of COVID‐19

Exploring How Media Influence Preventive Behavior and Excessive Preventive Intention during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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