Responding to COVID-19
Learn how the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information is committed to supporting our communities and partners in the global fight against COVID-19.
Our Research
When Viruses and Misinformation Spread: How Young Singaporeans Navigated Uncertainty in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance and Processing: A multicountry Comparative Study
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By Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and James Chong Boi Lee Funded by: WhatsApp Research Award and MOE Tier 1 Grant Photo credit: Unsplash / Devin Avery
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By Kim Hye Kyung, Jisoo Ahn, Lucy Atkinson and Lee Ann Kahlor Published September 13, 2020 Photo credit: Unsplash / Jae Park
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Guided by the frameworks of uncertainty management and sensemaking during crises, this study examined how young adults in Singapore managed uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak.
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This study highlights negative consequences of misinformation during a global pandemic and addresses possible cultural and situational differences in how people interpret and respond to misinformation.
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In the News
6 in 10 people have received fake COVID-19 news, likely on social media: Survey
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New studies by local researchers explore social impact of COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore
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Published on CNAOnline, 21 May Photo credit: Unsplash / NordWood Themes
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Published on TODAYOnline, 21 May Photo credit: TODAY
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NTU's Prof May O. Lwin said researchers have used the term "infodemic" to describe this tsunami of information surrounding COVID-19 that refers not only to a deluge of information, but to the fact that the information could not be verified and much of it is probably not accurate.
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The studies, conducted by the NCID, NUS, and NTU, look at the public’s perception of the Covid-19 outbreak, the role of mainstream media and social media during the pandemic, and the experiences of Covid-19 patients before and after recovering from the disease.
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