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Studying the role of digital media in public health communication, including COVID-19 misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, and health information quality.
8 publications
2020
paperProspective Economic Costs Undermine Expectations of Social DistancingEric Merkley · 2020paperAnti-intellectualism and Information Preferences during the COVID-19 PandemicEric Merkley · 2020paperPublic Health Communication and Engagement on Social Media during the COVID-19 PandemicLisa Teichmann · 2020
paper2020· The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review
The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: Understanding the role of news and social media
Aengus Bridgman, Eric Merkley, Peter John Loewen + 3 more
An examination of COVID-19 misperceptions in Canada, finding that social media consumption was associated with greater misperceptions while traditional news media consumption was associated with more accurate beliefs.
paperA Rare Moment of Cross-Partisan Consensus: Elite and Public Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in CanadaEric Merkley · 2020reportUnderstanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada: attitudes, beliefs, and the information ecosystemTaylor Owen · 2020