Covid-19 Pandemic Coping Strategies in a Complex Landscape of Crisis Communication: A Participatory Study with Disability Organisations in Sweden
Covid-19 Pandemic Coping Strategies in a Complex Landscape of Crisis Communication: A Participatory Study with Disability Organisations in Sweden
Author(s): JÖRGEN LUNDÄLV, Elisabet M. NILSSON, Magnus ErikssonSubject(s): Media studies, Health and medicine and law, Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Tallinna Ülikooli Balti Filmi- ja Meediakool
Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic; crisis communication; crisis-specific media practices; disability organisations; disabled people; trust; recognition; coping strategies; participatory research;
Summary/Abstract: The notion of crisis communication as concerning a single message, communicated as “one voice” from official channels, speaking to the public about how to prepare for and manage crisis situations and that the problem is one of outreach (Heath, O’Hair 2020; Rowan et al. 2020; World Health Organisation 2020), is challenged. With the Covid-19 pandemic now entering its second year, it has become evident that the general public is accessing multiple channels for crisis information where the situation, the rules and knowledge are constantly changing (Lundälv et al. 2021a). Crisis information is communicated by authorities on national, regional and municipal levels, and by researchers and other so-called public experts. An array of different voices, facts, (fake) news and recommendations are channelled via public service, social media, national and international media.
Journal: Baltic Screen Media Review
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 140-161
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English