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Misinformation and de-contextualization: international media reporting on Sweden and COVID-19.
Globalization and Health ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-13 , DOI: 10.1186/s12992-020-00588-x
Rachel Elisabeth Irwin 1
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In the first month of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden took the same strategy as most other countries, working to “flatten the curve,” by slowing transmission so that the healthcare system could cope with the disease. However, unlike most other countries, much of Sweden’s implementation focused on voluntary and stepwise action, rather than legislation and compulsory measures, leading to considerable attention in the international media. Six main narratives emerged in the international media reporting on Sweden during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) Life is normal in Sweden, (2) Sweden has a herd immunity strategy, (3) Sweden is not following expert advice, (4) Sweden is not following WHO recommendations (5) the Swedish approach is failing and (6) Swedes trust the government. While these narratives are partially grounded in reality, in some media outlets, the language and examples used to frame the story distorted the accuracy of the reporting. This debate examines the ways in which international media both constructs and represents a pandemic, and the implications for how researchers engage with news and social media. Cross-country comparison and the sharing of best practice are reliant on accurate information. The Swedish example underlines the importance of fact checking and source critique and the need for precision when presenting data and statistics. It also highlights limitations of using culture as an explanation for behavior, and the pitfalls of evaluating policy during a pandemic.

中文翻译:

误传和去上下文化:有关瑞典和COVID-19的国际媒体报道。

在2020年COVID-19大流行的第一个月,瑞典采取了与大多数其他国家相同的策略,致力于通过减缓传播来“拉平曲线”,以便医疗体系可以应对这种疾病。但是,与大多数其他国家不同,瑞典的大部分执行工作都侧重于自愿和逐步采取的行动,而不是立法和强制措施,因此引起了国际媒体的广泛关注。国际媒体报道了在COVID-19大流行第一个月期间瑞典的六种主要叙述:(1)瑞典的生活正常,(2)瑞典制定了牛群免疫策略,(3)瑞典未遵循专家的建议,(4)瑞典没有遵循WHO的建议(5)瑞典的做法失败了,(6)瑞典人信任政府。尽管这些叙述部分地基于现实,在某些媒体上,用于描述故事的语言和示例扭曲了报道的准确性。这场辩论探讨了国际媒体构建和代表大流行的方式,以及研究人员如何与新闻和社交媒体互动。跨国比较和最佳实践的共享取决于准确的信息。瑞典的例子强调了事实检查和来源批评的重要性,以及在提供数据和统计数据时对准确性的需求。它还强调了使用文化来解释行为的局限性,以及在大流行期间评估政策的陷阱。这场辩论探讨了国际媒体构建和代表大流行的方式,以及研究人员如何与新闻和社交媒体互动。跨国比较和最佳实践共享取决于准确的信息。瑞典的例子强调了事实检查和来源批评的重要性,以及在提供数据和统计数据时对准确性的需求。它还强调了使用文化来解释行为的局限性,以及在大流行期间评估政策的陷阱。这场辩论探讨了国际媒体构建和代表大流行的方式,以及研究人员如何与新闻和社交媒体互动。跨国比较和最佳实践的共享取决于准确的信息。瑞典的例子强调了事实检查和来源批评的重要性,以及在提供数据和统计数据时对准确性的需求。它还强调了使用文化来解释行为的局限性,以及在大流行期间评估政策的陷阱。瑞典的例子强调了事实检查和来源批评的重要性,以及在提供数据和统计数据时对准确性的需求。它还强调了使用文化来解释行为的局限性,以及在大流行期间评估政策的陷阱。瑞典的例子强调了事实检查和来源批评的重要性,以及在提供数据和统计数据时对准确性的需求。它还强调了使用文化来解释行为的局限性,以及在大流行期间评估政策的陷阱。
更新日期:2020-07-13
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