COVID-19 Research

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Responding to COVID-19

Learn how the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information is committed to supporting our communities and partners in the global fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19 Research

All our COVID-19 Research
Prof May O. Lwin

Global Sentiments Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter: Analysis of Twitter Trends

With the World Health Organization’s pandemic declaration and government-initiated actions against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sentiments surrounding COVID-19 have evolved rapidly. This study aimed to examine worldwide trends of four emotions—fear, anger, sadness, and joy—and the narratives underlying those emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prof. Edson C Tandoc Jr & James Lee Chong Boi

When Viruses and Misinformation Spread: How Young Singaporeans Navigated Uncertainty in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Outbreak

Guided by the frameworks of uncertainty management and sensemaking during crises, this study examined how young adults in Singapore managed uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak.
Prof. Kim Hye Kyung

Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance and Processing: A multicountry Comparative Study

This study highlights negative consequences of misinformation during a global pandemic and addresses possible cultural and situational differences in how people interpret and respond to misinformation.

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