How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation

We tend to blame the glut of disinformation in science on social media and the news, but the problem often starts with the scientific enterprise itself. June 2, 2022 By Joelle Renstrom On November 8, 2021, the American Heart Association journal Circulation published a 300-word abstract of a research paper warning that mRNA Covid vaccines caused heart inflammation in study subjects. An abstract typically summarizes … Lanjutkan membaca How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation

Failing to deliver coherency: Indonesian government’s COVID-19 policy communication

Written: Ilham Akhsanu Ridlo The World Health Organization (WHO), through The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, declared the COVID-19 pandemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 (Li et al., 2020). During the last year, many countries have been struggling to curb COVID-19 infections by applying various policies, ranging from mobilising healthcare facilities to a stricter policy, such as … Lanjutkan membaca Failing to deliver coherency: Indonesian government’s COVID-19 policy communication

The Challenge of Health Crisis Journalism During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Written by Ilham Akhsanu Ridlo The World Health Organization (WHO), through The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, declared the COVID-19 pandemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 (Li et al., 2020). During the last year, many countries have struggled to curb COVID-19 infections by applying various policies, from mobilising healthcare facilities to stricter policies like restricting human mobility … Lanjutkan membaca The Challenge of Health Crisis Journalism During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia