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Information Behavior and Media Discourse during the Corona Crisis: An interdisciplinary Analysis (InDisCo)

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr and Dr and Prof Dr Thomas Mandl, PhD. Sylvia Jaki, Renata Baracho Porto

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Stiftung Universität Hildesheim

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

This project intends to analyze the relation between information behavior of individuals and media formats during the Corona crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective. The goal is an understanding of how citizens integrate diverse resources including social media and media formats into their individual information and coping behavior during the crisis. The results will show how public discourse can create positive impact and remain rational.