coronavirus

This is a list of my publications on this topic.

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 pandemic in the UK. This is the sixth in a series of ten factsheets based on an ongoing online panel survey of a representative …

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 a series of ten factsheets based on an ongoing online panel survey of a representative sample of the UK …

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 May. This is the fourth in a series of ten factsheets based on an ongoing online panel survey of a representative …

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 factsheets based on an ongoing online panel survey of a representative sample of the UK population, fielded from 7 May to …

UK Public Opinion Polarised on News Coverage of Government Coronavirus Response, and Concern over Misinformation

In this RISJ Factsheet we examine people's attitudes towards how news organisations, government and other institutions are responding to the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. This is the second in a series of ten factsheets based on an ongoing online …

News Media Broadly Trusted as Source of Coronavirus Information, Views of UK Government Response Highly Polarised

In this RISJ Factsheet we examine people’s attitudes towards how news organisations, government and other institutions are responding to the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. This is the first in a series of ten factsheets based on an ongoing …

Navigating the 'Infodemic': How People in Six Countries Access and Rate News and Information about Coronavirus

In this report, we use survey data collected in late March and early April 2020 to document and understand how people in six countries (Argentina, Germany, South Korea, Spain, the UK, and the US) accessed news and information about COVID-19 in the …