ADS & AMDS Webinar | COVID-19 and the Media
Dr Becker’s talk on “Truth in science, politics and media. Triangle or trinity?” highlighted:
- The need to improve the quality of the information that is circulating around COVID -19 and that;
- Scientists should be more confident and outspoken and do more to clarify why their knowledge can be trusted – engage citizens in the science.
Emilie’s presentation titled: “Consensus and misinformation in the process of COVID-19 sensemaking”, explored her research on the effects of social media platforms moderating users’ access to COVID-19 misinformation. You can read the full report here.*
Check out Amsterdam Economic Board’s article on this webinar.
*co-authors: Rory Smith, Carina Albrecht, Ivan Kisjes, Eleonora Cappuccio, Pedro Noel, Anthony Burton, Tom Mills, Narzanin Massoumi and Guilherme Appolinário.
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