Abstract When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in 2020, it affected every aspect of life, including education. The spread of this pandemic compelled the world to shift from traditional classroom education to online learning. This exploratory qualitative research study investigates the critical and timely topic of the sudden transition …
Read More »COVID-19 Pandemic and Diffusion of Fake News through Social Media in the Arab World
Abstract Social media platforms are among the most widely used sources of information in the world. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the public needs access to timely and reliable information about the disease symptoms and their prevention. Thus, this study aims to determine the respondents’ perception of their trust level in …
Read More »Info-Deficiency in an Infodemic: The Gender Digital Gap, Arab Women and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract: This article tackles the complex struggles faced by Arab women, including multiple layers of invisibility, marginalization and inequality,[1] all of which have significantly worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. This examination includes a special focus on how and why the “digital divide,” defined as the gap between the technological haves …
Read More »استراتيجيات إعلام المخاطر والأزمات في التعامل مع جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد: رؤية تحليلية نقدية
Scroll down for English abstract. تسهم وسائل الإعلام بدور محوري في رفع الوعي الصحي لدى أفراد المجتمع، خاصة في أوقات انتشار وتفشي الأمراض والأوبئة، ويتعاظم هذا الدور في ضوء ما يملكه الإعلام من إمكانات تساعده على أداء تلك الوظيفة كأحد الأدوات والوسائل المهمة لحماية أفراد المجتمع من مخاطر الأوبئة والفيروسات. …
اقرا المزيد »Applying the Four Models of Science Journalism to the Publics’ Interaction with Coronavirus News
Abstract Since the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the news has been covering its rapid developments by the minute, while feeding the eager publics the information they seek regarding its origin, health-threats, symptoms, preventative measures, and global impact. It is thus of pressing importance, to track the Egyptian …
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