A thematic exploration of three countries’ government communication during the COVID-19 crisis and corresponding media coverage

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dc.contributor.authorKenix LJ
dc.contributor.authorBolanos Lopez JF
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-12T01:23:05Z
dc.date.available2022-08-12T01:23:05Z
dc.date.issued2022en
dc.date.updated2022-05-08T07:56:35Z
dc.description.abstractThis study attempts to add to the current literature on crisis communication by exploring differences in COVID-19 governmental crisis communication and variances in the media coverage of that communication through thematic quantitative content analysis across three countries: New Zealand, The United States and The United Kingdom. Specifically, this research attempts to find the extent to which media ideology plays a role in reporting health crises. Results demonstrated that universally, press conferences were based on scientific advice and relied upon symbols that contributed to the clarity of health communication about COVID-19. Conversely, media coverage stressed economic challenges overall, but conservative newspapers focused more on health and the economy, whereas liberal newspapers leaned more towards politics. These findings demonstrate that even in major health crises, the ideologies of newspapers can play an important role in the framing of information.en
dc.identifier.citationKenix LJ, Bolanos Lopez JF (202). A thematic exploration of three countries’ government communication during the COVID-19 crisis and corresponding media coverage. Communication Research and Practice. 1-18.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1080/22041451.2022.2058748
dc.identifier.issn2204-1451
dc.identifier.issn2206-3374
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/104164
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectCOVID-19en
dc.subjectcrisis communicationen
dc.subjectgovernmenten
dc.subjectideologyen
dc.subject.anzsrc1902 Film, Television and Digital Mediaen
dc.subject.anzsrc1903 Journalism and Professional Writingen
dc.subject.anzsrc2001 Communication and Media Studiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4701 - Communication and media studies::470106 - Media industry studiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4701 - Communication and media studies::470105 - Journalism studiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4701 - Communication and media studies::470101 - Communication studiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4408 - Political science::440803 - Comparative government and politicsen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4408 - Political science::440811 - Political theory and political philosophyen
dc.titleA thematic exploration of three countries’ government communication during the COVID-19 crisis and corresponding media coverageen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Arts
uc.departmentLanguage, Social and Political Sciences
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