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Communication and Misinformation
Crisis Events in the Age of Social Media
Kevin B. Wright (Edited by)
9781394184941, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 20 January 2025
240 pages
25.2 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.363 kg
Exploring the influence misinformation has on public perceptions of the risk and severity of crisis events To what extent can social media networks reduce risks to the public during times of crisis? Communication and Misinformation presents cutting-edge research on the development, spread, and impact of online misinformation during crisis events. Edited by a leading scholar in the field, this timely and authoritative volume brings together a team of expert contributors to explore the both the practical aspects and research implications of the public’s reliance on social media to obtain information in times of crisis. Throughout the book, detailed chapters examine the increasingly critical role of risk and health communication, underscore the importance of identifying and analyzing the dissemination and impact of misinformation, provide strategies for correcting misinformation with science-based explanations for causes of crisis events, and more. Addressing multiple contexts and perspectives, including political communication, reputational management, and social network theory, Communication and Misinformation: Crisis Events in the Age of Social Media is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, instructors, scholars, and public- and private-sector professionals in risk and crisis communication, strategic communication, public relations, and media studies.
How do theoretical frameworks help researchers understand the spread of misinformation?
Which research tools can identify and track misinformation about crisis events on social media?
What approaches may persuade those resistant to changing their perceptions of crisis events?
About the Editor ix List of Contributors x Preface xii 1 Characteristics of Crisis Misinformation Messages on Social Media 1 2 Social Media Networks, Social Support, and Misinformation During Crisis Situations 16 3 Emerging Media, Emotions, and Misperceptions in Health Crisis 31 4 Persuasion, Resistance, and Online Misinformation During Crisis 47 5 Emergent Conceptual Frameworks of Disruption, Character Assassination, and Visual Disinformation in Crisis Communication Research 63 6 Politicization of Health Issues: Misinformation and Social Media 77 7 Understanding and Mitigating Vaccine Misinformation on Social Media 90 8 The Scope and Effects of Vaccine Misinformation on Social Media 106 9 Misinformation Identification and Correction 122 10 Message Strategies for Misinformation Correction: Current Research, Challenges, and Opportunities 145 11 Understanding the Role of Attention to Misinformation and Correction Mechanisms on Social Media with Eye- Tracking Technology: Implications for Climate Change Crisis Communication 163 12 Inoculation Approaches to Science Misinformation Correction 180 13 Big Data Approaches to Identifying Crisis Misinformation 196 Index 215
Christopher M. Dobmeier, Jessica A. Zier, and Nathan Walter
Kevin B. Wright
Jiyoung Lee, Sai Datta Mikkilineni, and Eunsung Lee
Sarah A. Geegan, Bobi Ivanov, and Kimberly A. Parker
Sergei A. Samoilenko
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Subject Areas: Sociology & anthropology [JH]
