COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa: Media Viability, Framing and Health Communication

The global COVID-19 pandemic and the military conflict in Ukraine have highlighted the critical roles of crisis communication and media research. COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa brings together diverse perspectives to deconstruct COVID-19 discourses on crisis communication and media developments, focusing on media viability, framing, and health crisis communication. The volume advocates for sustainable and quality journalism, human (information and communication) rights, and truth in crisis communication.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

As the world grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has plagued us for over two years, and turns its attention to the escalating conflict in Ukraine, the roles of crisis communication and media research become increasingly crucial. In a post-truth and post-COVID era, these roles demand new knowledge and enlightenment regarding discourses on the infodemic of misinformation, information and communication rights, the role of online social networks, critical media literacy, and the transformations occurring in media and journalism ecosystems.

COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa is a groundbreaking volume that brings together diverse interdisciplinary and multi-country perspectives, innovative methodologies, and rigorous theoretical and empirical analyses. The book aims to deconstruct COVID-19 discourses on crisis communication and media developments, focusing on three key areas: media viability, framing, and health crisis communication.

The chapters in this volume unpack a range of issues related to marginalization, gender, media sustainability, credibility, priming, trust, sources, behavioral change, mental health, (mis)information, vaccine hesitancy, and myths. They provide valuable insights into the complexities of the pandemic's impact on media and journalism in the Sub-Saharan African region.

Ultimately, this volume advocates for sustainable and quality journalism, human (information and communication) rights, commitment to truth, and effective (health) crisis communication. It serves as an excellent resource for academics, media industry professionals, Journalism and media students, public health communication specialists, policy and advocacy groups in the region and globally.

By examining the roles of crisis communication and media research in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, this volume contributes to our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our world today. It underscores the importance of accurate information, media literacy, and effective communication in navigating the complexities of our interconnected world.

Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803822723