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Media Literacy Can Be Crucial For Making Informed Pandemic-Related Health Decisions

/ The control room at NBC Nightly News in 2008. A media literacy expert says, especially during the pandemic, it s important to evaluate health news from multiple perspectives. As the delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps across the country, cases and hospitalizations are on the rise, especially in places with relatively low vaccination rates. And there’s real and growing concern that misinformation flourishing in some of those places is having a direct effect on people’s health care decisions. But one tool that could help cut through that misinformation is media literacy. Yvonnes Chen, who researches media literacy and health at the University of Kansas, told Texas Standard that giving people the tools to better discern fact from fiction in the media they consume could help them make better decisions about their health.

Media Literacy Can Be Crucial For Making Informed Pandemic-Related Health Decisions

Media Literacy Can Be Crucial For Making Informed Pandemic-Related Health Decisions
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When fake health news goes viral: New study examines what makes people susceptible

Whether it’s snake oil remedies or the latest diet scam, fake health news is not a new phenomenon. The pandemic has only exacerbated the problem, with more people increasingly turning to social media for information. Now, researchers are sounding the alarm, highlighting how health misinformation is a major public health concern and why it’s important to vet information. A new study from researchers at the University of Kansas journalism & mass communication looked at what influences people to be susceptible to false information about health. Hong Tien Vu, assistant professor of journalism & mass communications, and Yvonnes Chen, associate professor of journalism & mass communications at KU, co-wrote the study. They will officially present their findings at the 2021 International Communication Association Conference in May.

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