Media use and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from eight cross-sectional surveys in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While a lot has been written about Sweden's COVID-19 control strategy, less is known about Swedish residents' media use during the pandemic and trust in and perceived agreement among key stakeholders commenting in the media.

Methods

Eight online, nationwide surveys were fielded between March and August 2020, during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Sweden, with 8146 responses. Questions were asked on media usage, perceived tone of media, trust in key pandemic stakeholder groups commenting in the media (politicians, journalists, government officials, doctors/healthcare professionals and researchers) and perceived agreement among these key stakeholders about how the pandemic was handled in Sweden.

Results

Using five or more information sources was

SUBMITTER: Winters M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature