The National and the Global in the Performance of the Media During the COVID-19 Infodemic
The Case of Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.29105/gmjmx17.33-7Keywords:
COVID-19, infodemic, global media, public evaluation, public knowledgeAbstract
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, international organizations and researchers denounced that the spread of “false” news about the disease and its struggle had epidemic effects itself. This discovery triggered the suggestion that the news and communication networks which provide sensitive information about the health crisis could be considered as public goods, with the aim of counteracting the so-called “infodemic”. In this article we are going to critically analyze this suggestion, based on a normative evaluation of the role of the media in the Argentine case, and carrying out a public opinion survey on the performance of the media and other actors. During the pandemic, the results of which are presented. In the conclusion, I identify a tension between the claims of global standardized information and the functions of the media within the national framework of democracies, which is expressed both in the conceptual analysis and in the evaluations of the public.
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Global Media Journal México, publicación semestral, editada por el Departamento de Psicología y Comunicación de Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, Estados Unidos; y la Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Editores responsables: Dr. José Carlos Lozano y Dr. Francisco Javier Martínez Garza. Datos de contactos: jose.lozano@tamiu.edu, tel. (956) 326-3117 y francisco.martinezgz@uanl.edu.mx, teléfono (81) 83294000, Ext. 7710 y 7711. Reserva de derechos al uso exclusivo número 04 – 2017- 080814012900- 203, expedido por la Dirección de Reservas de Derechos del Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor. ISSN: 2007-2031. El editor no necesariamente comparte el contenido de los artículos, ya que son responsabilidad exclusiva de los autores. Se prohíbe la reproducción total o parcial del contenido, ilustraciones y textos publicados en este número sin la previa autorización que por escrito emita el editor.
