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How the Covid-19 pandemic pushed preprint-based journalism into the mainstream

"Verifying preprints appeared to be a real challenge for journalists, even for those with advanced science education."

Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic relied on research that had yet to be peer reviewed

Journalists need to be supported in verifying and communicating about preprints effectively and ethically; the quality of news depends on it now

B.C. is creating confusion with COVID communications, say critics – Mission City Record

“Consistency is another cornerstone of risk communication.”

B.C. is creating confusion with COVID communications, say critics – Agassiz Harrison Observer

“Consistency is another cornerstone of risk communication.”

B.C. is creating confusion with COVID communications, say critics | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source

BC Is Creating Confusion with COVID Communications, Say Critics

Changes like reducing isolation requirements need clear explanation of rationale and risks, say public health experts.

10 July 2021 Coronavirus And Recovery News: Poor Quality Science Being Disseminated In COVID Preprint and Peer-Reviewed Studies

BC Finally Unveils Travel Ban Enforcement Details

Experts say confusion over pop-up vaccine clinics, travel rules risk undermining public confidence.

Covid-19 and the rise in news misinformation

A chaotic scramble for information, increased time spent online and the accelerated decline of local news have all increased the space for misinformation and conspiracy theory-driven news. As early as February, the World Health Organisation’s director-general declared: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we are fighting an infodemic.” Our analysis of traffic to the top 100 global English-language news sites reveals that while news consumption soared overall in 2020, untrustworthy news sites saw bigger surges in readership. Our analysis used website visit metrics from SimilarWeb and data from journalism technology company NewsGuard which separates sites producing reliable journalism from those peddling false or misleading information. It found that total visits in 2020 to sites that NewsGuard considered untrustworthy (i.e. put in their “red” category) were up 70% compared to 2019. The number of visits to generally trustworthy (“green”) sites was 47% higher than in 2019.

How the emoji could help democratise online science dialogue

As communication about science and health increasingly moves online, new ways are emerging for people to participate in public dialogue about advances in science. One of these is the use of emojis – ‘picture characters’, from the Japanese ‘e’ (picture) and ‘moji’ (character). These have, in the last decade, become increasingly popular as a form of visual communication that indicates specific reactions and emotional responses. The popularity of the genre was highlighted in 2015 when the Oxford Dictionary chose the popular ‘face with tears of joy’ emoji as its ‘Word of the Year’. Linguistics professor Marcel Danesi argued that this choice signalled a world in which language and communication had moved beyond written or verbal alphabets.