“The Looming, Crazy Stalker Coronavirus”: Fear Mongering, Fake News, and the Diffusion of Distrust
The authors explore media distrust among a sample of precarious and gig workers interviewed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although these left-leaning respondents initially increased their media consumption at the outset of the pandemic, they soon complained of media sensationalism and repurposed a r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Socius |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211024776 |