The coronavirus and Chinese social media: finger-pointing in the post-truth era
- Written by Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
As public health authorities in China and the world fight the novel coronavirus, they face two major communication obstacles: the eroding trust in the media, and misinformation on social media.
As cities, towns, villages and residential compounds have been shut down or implemented curfews, social media have played a central role in crisis...
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