Irish Media Coverage of COVID-19 Evidence-Based Research Reports From One National Agency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

How research findings are presented through domestic news can influence behaviour and risk perceptions, particularly during emergencies such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Monitoring media communications to track misinformation and find information gaps is an important component of emergency risk communication. Therefore, this study investigated the traditional media coverage of nine selected COVID-19 evidence-based research reports and associated press releases (PRs) published during the initial phases of the pandemic (April to July 2020) by one national agency.

Methods

NVivo was used for summative content analysis. 'Key messages' from each research report were proposed and 488 broadcast, print, and online media sources were coded at the phr

SUBMITTER: Sharp MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature