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Pandemic Communication in Time of Populism: Building Resilient Media and Ensuring Effectiv — NSF Award to George Washington Univer

This project uses several methods to study how populist politicians distorted COVID-19 pandemic health communication to encourage polarized attitudes and distrust among citizens, thus making them more vulnerable to misinformation generally. It also studies how best to counter these populist narratives and develop more

Award titlePandemic Communication in Time of Populism: Building Resilient Media and Ensuring Effectiv
Award ID2223914
AwardeeGeorge Washington University
CityWASHINGTON
StateDC
Amount obligated$199,516
Principal investigatorMarlene Laruelle
ProgramT-AP-Trans-Atlantic Platform
Start date05/01/2022
AbstractThis project uses several methods to study how populist politicians distorted COVID-19 pandemic health communication to encourage polarized attitudes and distrust among citizens, thus making them more vulnerable to misinformation generally. It also studies how best to counter these populist narratives and develop more effective communication channels. The research studies four areas of communication: government led pandemic communication, media policy, media coverage, and public attitudes toward
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