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Social science approaches to infodemiology: understanding the social, political, and economic context of information.
Glob Health Promot. 2022 09; 29(3):140-144.GH

Abstract

Embedded within the COVID-19 pandemic is the spread of a new pandemic of information - some accurate, some not - that can challenge the public health response. This has been termed an 'infodemic' and infodemic management is now a major feature of the World Health Organization's work on health emergencies. This commentary highlights political, social, and economic aspects of infodemics and posits social science as critical to mitigating the current infodemic and preventing future ones. Infodemic managers should address the wider context of infodemics if we are to understand narratives, help to craft positive ones, and confront the root causes of misinformation rather than just the symptoms.

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Cole J
Department of Health Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK.
Tulloch O
Anthrologica, Oxfordshire, UK.
Schmidt-Sane M
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK.
Hrynick T
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK.
Ripoll S
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK.

MeSH

HumansPandemicsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2InfodemiologyCommunicationSocial SciencesSocial Media

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35277101

Citation

Cole, Jennifer, et al. "Social Science Approaches to Infodemiology: Understanding the Social, Political, and Economic Context of Information." Global Health Promotion, vol. 29, no. 3, 2022, pp. 140-144.
Cole J, Tulloch O, Schmidt-Sane M, et al. Social science approaches to infodemiology: understanding the social, political, and economic context of information. Glob Health Promot. 2022;29(3):140-144.
Cole, J., Tulloch, O., Schmidt-Sane, M., Hrynick, T., & Ripoll, S. (2022). Social science approaches to infodemiology: understanding the social, political, and economic context of information. Global Health Promotion, 29(3), 140-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/17579759211073174
Cole J, et al. Social Science Approaches to Infodemiology: Understanding the Social, Political, and Economic Context of Information. Glob Health Promot. 2022;29(3):140-144. PubMed PMID: 35277101.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Social science approaches to infodemiology: understanding the social, political, and economic context of information. AU - Cole,Jennifer, AU - Tulloch,Olivia, AU - Schmidt-Sane,Megan, AU - Hrynick,Tabitha, AU - Ripoll,Santiago, Y1 - 2022/03/11/ PY - 2022/3/13/pubmed PY - 2022/10/27/medline PY - 2022/3/12/entrez KW - infodemic management KW - infodemiology KW - information KW - misinformation KW - social science SP - 140 EP - 144 JF - Global health promotion JO - Glob Health Promot VL - 29 IS - 3 N2 - Embedded within the COVID-19 pandemic is the spread of a new pandemic of information - some accurate, some not - that can challenge the public health response. This has been termed an 'infodemic' and infodemic management is now a major feature of the World Health Organization's work on health emergencies. This commentary highlights political, social, and economic aspects of infodemics and posits social science as critical to mitigating the current infodemic and preventing future ones. Infodemic managers should address the wider context of infodemics if we are to understand narratives, help to craft positive ones, and confront the root causes of misinformation rather than just the symptoms. SN - 1757-9767 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35277101/Social_science_approaches_to_infodemiology:_understanding_the_social_political_and_economic_context_of_information_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -