Media Narratives and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Shubhda Arora, "Media Narratives and the COVID-19 Pandemic"
English | ISBN: 1032524154 | 2023 | 260 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1032524154 | 2023 | 260 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This volume investigates mediated lives and media narratives during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Asia as a focus point. It shows how the pandemic has created an unprecedented situation in this globalized world marked by many disruptions in the social, economic, political, and cultural lives of individuals and communities― creating a ‘new normal’. It explores the different media vocabularies of fear, panic, social distancing, and contagion from across Asian nations. It focuses on the role media played as most nations faced lockdowns and unique challenges during the crisis. From healthcare workers to sex workers, from racism to nationalism, from the plight of migrant workers in news reporting to state propaganda, this book brings critical questions confronting media professionals into focus.
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