The third in a series of PANCOPOP articles has just been published in the International Journal of Press/Politics. The article, titled ‘Beyond Social Media: The Influence of News Consumption, Populism, and Expert Trust on Belief in COVID-19 Misinformation’, utilises survey data from Brazil, Poland, Serbia and the U.S. and shows that affinity to populism and mistrust of experts are generally stronger predictors of people’s vulnerability […]
Author: Brigita Valantinaviciute
A policy briefing based on key insights from the PANCOPOP project was published in the UK Academy of Social Sciences policy briefings series. Entitled “Crisis communication in times of political instability and misinformation” the briefing summarizes the key findings of the project, the key challenges for crisis communication generated by populist leadership in the four […]
The second PANCOPOP journal article has been published in Information, Communication & Society Journal titled ‘Have people ‘had enough of experts’? The impact of populism and pandemic misinformation on institutional trust in comparative perspective’. The paper explores the impact of populism and pandemic misinformation on institutional trust. Based on a survey in four countries, the […]
The first in a series of journal articles based on the @pancopop project has been published in Social Science & Medicine. In it, we explore patterns of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic in four countries with right-wing populist governments during that period, Brazil, Poland, Serbia and the United States, based on interviews with key actors […]
One of the PANCOPOP Project’s Principal Investigators, Professor Daniel Hallin, delivered a public lecture titled ‘We Are All in This Together: Contradictions of Pandemic Biocommunicability in the Age of Populism’. During the lecture, Professor Hallin discussed the tensions between health officials and populist leaders, highlighting the inherently political nature of health emergencies and the role […]
Professor Danilo Rothberg, the Principal Investigator of the PANCOPOP project, presented key findings and recommendations at the monthly meeting of the Brazilian Committee to Combat Disinformation related to the National Immunization Program and Public Health Policies. The presentation of the PANCOPOP recommendations opened a productive dialogue and established a foundation for further collaboration.
Beata Klimkiewicz, Sabina Mihelj, Danilo Rothberg and Daniel Hallin attended the annual convention of the International Communication Association, which took place on the Gold Coast, Australia, between 20th and 24th June 2024, and presented a paper based on the media policy strand, entitled “More control than support: Populism, the COVID-19 pandemic, and media policies in USA, Brazil, […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of the final PANCOPOP project report, which summarizes the key research findings and provides a range of recommendations for professionals involved in health crisis communication, including journalists, public health professionals and media regulators. The report is available open access, in two languages: English and Portuguese. While the experience […]
In response to the ongoing dengue epidemic in Brazil, Sabina Mihelj and Danilo Rothberg were invited to deliver a seminar for Brazilian communication and public health professionals, drawing on the findings and recommendations of the PANCOPOP project. The workshop, held on 25th April, was organised by the Brazilian Association of Public Communication – ABCPública, and supported by the […]
The PANCOPOP team participated in the International Communication Association (ICA) regional conference, “Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy” in Warsaw. The team presented three different papers based on three different project strands: · More Control than Support: Populism, The Covid-19 Pandemic and Media Policies in USA, Brazil, Serbia and Poland, presented by Beata […]