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Who are most vulnerable to misinformation about the pandemic

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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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Federica Cherubini speaks with Rasmus Nielsen and Richard Fletcher, two of the authors of a recent report about the coronavirus communication crisis in the UK.
Federica Cherubini speaks with Rasmus Nielsen and Richard Fletcher, two of the authors of a recent report about the coronavirus communication crisis in the UK.
The report stresses that a large minority of the population is at risk of being misinformed or uninformed about the pandemic and includes useful lessons for journalists and policymakers worldwide. Federica Cherubini is Head of Leadership Development at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years' experience spanning major publishers, research institutes and editorial networks around the world.
Dr Richard Fletcher is a Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute, and Team Leader of the Research Team. He is primarily interested in global trends in digital news consumption, comparative media research, the use of social media by journalists and news organizations, and more broadly, the relationship between technology and journalism.
Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics from 2015 to 2018. His work focuses on changes in the news media, political communication, and the role of digital technologies in both

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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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Frederica Cherubini
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Richard Fletcher
Keywords
journalism
coronavirus
global trends
digital news
press
media
political communications
Department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Date Added: 27/10/2020
Duration: 00:08:44

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