Coronavirus in Spain: Fear of 'Official' Fake News Boosts WhatsApp and Alternative Sources
Abstract: The communication of the Coronavirus crisis in Spain has two unexpected components: the rise of the information on social networks, especially WhatsApp, and the consolidation of TV programs on mystery and esotericism. Both have emerged to “tell the truth” in opposition to official sources and public media. For a country with a long history of treating science and the media as properties of the state, this very radical development has surprised communication scholars
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
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In: Media and Communication ; 8 (2020) 2 ; 462-466
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Nachrichtenmedien, Journalismus, Verlagswesen
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2020
- Creator
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Elías, Carlos
Catalan-Matamoros, Daniel
- DOI
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10.17645/mac.v8i2.3217
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021092110311093989190
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:43 PM CET
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- Elías, Carlos
- Catalan-Matamoros, Daniel
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Time of origin
- 2020
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