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Public anxiety and distrust due to perceived politicization and media sensationalism during early COVID-19 media messaging
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Fake NewsPolitical BehaviorCommunicationCovid-19 EpidemiologyMisinformationJournalismMedia StudiesCovid-19Social SciencesRisk CommunicationSocial MediaMedia EffectsHealth CommunicationPolitical CommunicationPublic HealthPerceived PoliticizationSource Credibility FrameworkEarly Covid-19 MessagingPublic AnxietyCommunication EffectsGlobal Health CrisisCovid-19 PandemicMedia SensationalismGovernment CommunicationMedia Dependency TheoryHealth CampaignsPolitical AttitudesMass CommunicationArtsEpidemic IntelligenceSocial Distancing
Background Understanding early COVID-19 messaging is essential for improving future public health responses to pandemics. This study applied aspects of both media dependency theory and a source credibility framework to explore how COVID-19 pandemic messaging was perceived by the public within one month of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic.
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