D4 Published development or research report or study
Covid-19 Voices in Finnish News Media in the Global Context : A Comparative Study of News Media’s Roles in Pandemic Communications and Public Perceptions across Six Countries (2023)

Valentini, C., Badham, M., & Mykkänen, M. (2023). Covid-19 Voices in Finnish News Media in the Global Context : A Comparative Study of News Media’s Roles in Pandemic Communications and Public Perceptions across Six Countries. Jyväskylän yliopisto. JYU Reports, 27. https://doi.org/10.17011/jyureports/2023/27

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Valentini, Chiara; Badham, Mark; Mykkänen, Markus

eISBN: 978-951-39-9796-0

Journal or series: JYU Reports

eISSN: 2737-0046

Publication year: 2023

Number in series: 27

Number of pages in the book: 43

Publisher: Jyväskylän yliopisto

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17011/jyureports/2023/27

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Abstract

This project investigated issues pertaining to COVID-19 related communications by different social actors, such as governments, news media, health authorities, experts, business organizations, and their impact on the general public’s attitudes and behaviours. It sheds some light into the news media’s role during pandemics, thus exploring the extent by which news media contributed to specific understandings of the COVID-19 pandemic by their journalistic choices of issues, tone, and crisis narratives. This project is comparative in nature, including data on public perceptions across six countries (Australia, Finland, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, and USA) and news media analyses of two countries’ main news outlets (Finland and Sweden).

Keywords: pandemics; COVID-19; mass media; crisis communication; news reportage; journalism; societal effects; international comparison

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2023