Media, trust and information during the Corona crisis

The Corona crisis is creating new questions about the dissemination of information and communication in society. Many people struggle to stay informed and many institutions struggle to disseminate accurate and credible information. At the same time, several authorities have identified deliberate disinformation, propaganda and rumors as problems that could exacerbate the crisis. Following the authorities' recommendations, and adapting and changing their everyday lives, is largely about information and the ability to succeed in dealing with the crisis is thus largely affected by people's experience of trust and confidence in the media and other information channels. In this situation, it is of great importance that authorities and other actors in society have knowledge of which sources enjoy trust and how citizens' trust and confidence (or lack thereof) in the media looks and is expressed in their everyday lives, and how it developed during the crisis. In this project, we collect empirical data to document and analyze how trust in media and information looks and changes during the Corona crisis. The project collects unique material that will enable a number of different studies and analyzes that improve our understanding of trust in the media during the pandemic, and which thus enable society's actors to develop and improve communication strategies in times of crisis. and how it develops during the crisis. In this project, we collect empirical data to document and analyze how trust in media and information looks and changes during the Corona crisis. The project collects unique material that will enable a number of different studies and analyzes that improve our understanding of trust in the media during the pandemic, and which thus enable society's actors to develop and improve communication strategies in times of crisis. and how it develops during the crisis. In this project, we collect empirical data to document and analyze how trust in media and information looks and changes during the Corona crisis. The project collects unique material that will enable a number of different studies and analyzes that improve our understanding of trust in the media during the pandemic, and which thus enable society's actors to develop and improve communication strategies in times of crisis.