The UK COVID-19 News and Information Project
I am co-principal investigator (with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen) on the UK COVID-19 News and Information project.
The UK COVID-19 News and Information project analyses how the British public navigates information and misinformation about coronavirus, and about how the government and other institutions are responding to the pandemic.
The project is primarily based on a ten-wave online panel survey conducted by YouGov. Our research ran for 20 weeks from mid-April to mid-August 2020.
The project is funded with a grant from the Nuffield Foundation.
Richard Fletcher
Director of Research
Director of Research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.
Publications
Communications in the Coronavirus Crisis: Lessons for the Second Wave
The coronavirus pandemic is a communications crisis in addition to being a public health emergency. In this report, based on the …
Most in the UK Say News Media have Helped Them Respond to COVID-19, But a Third Say News Coverage Has Made the Crisis Worse
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine how people think about the coronavirus crisis and how different institutions in the UK have responded …
Consistent and Widespread Belief in the Threat of COVID-19 to the UK Economy
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine how people perceive the threat of COVID-19 to their health, their finances, the economy, and the …
News Avoidance in the UK Remains High as Lockdown Restrictions are Eased
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine again the issue of news avoidance during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. This is the eighth in a …
Information Inequality in the UK Coronavirus Communications Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is a communications crisis in addition to being a public health emergency. In this report, which describes the …
Majority Think UK Government COVID-19 Response Worse than Other Developed Countries, Almost Half Say Response Too Focused on Protecting the Economy
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine how people think about the coronavirus pandemic in the UK and how different institutions in the UK …
Social Media Very Widely Used, Use for News and Information about COVID-19 Declining
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine people’s use of social media as a source of news and information during the coronavirus …
Even Low News Users Say They Are Willing to Take Preventive Measures Against COVID-19
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine people’s willingness to adopt preventive measures against coronavirus in the UK. This is the fifth in …
Trust in UK Government and News Media COVID-19 Information Down, Concerns Over Misinformation from Government and Politicians Up
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine changes in attitudes towards the coronavirus pandemic response in the UK from mid-April to the end of …
Initial Surge in News Use Around Coronavirus in the UK has been Followed by Significant Increase in News Avoidance
In this RISJ Factsheet we examine news avoidance during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. This is the third in a series of ten …
