“Our interviewees view mainstream news outlets as part of a group of liberal institutions dedicated to making conservatives into pariahs. The misinformation often at the heart of conservative responses to Covid-19 is a symptom, rather than a cause, of this distrust.”
Stephan Lewandowsky and Anastasia KozyrevaApril 7, 2022
By talking to journalists in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, our project pushed back against the tendency to ignore the middle of the nation and its important journalism.
Chinese outlets’ focus on Covid-19 was much more domestic, while the U.S. view was more focused on politics and the conflict between various levels of government on handling the crisis.
In the three weeks leading up to my kid’s first day of class, there were literally zero stories in the News & Observer about most back-to-school matters in Durham. There were tons of stories about mask fights and an escaped cobra.
Zhu, John. "Parents are desperate for useful info about Covid and schools. Local news isn’t really helping.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Aug. 2021. Web. 5 Jun. 2023.
APA
Zhu, J. (2021, Aug. 30). Parents are desperate for useful info about Covid and schools. Local news isn’t really helping.. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/08/local-news-is-failing-parents-who-need-actually-useful-information-about-covid-and-schools/
Chicago
Zhu, John. "Parents are desperate for useful info about Covid and schools. Local news isn’t really helping.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 30, 2021. Accessed June 5, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/08/local-news-is-failing-parents-who-need-actually-useful-information-about-covid-and-schools/.
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