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[Crisis in the Public Sphere]
Irmtraud Behr1, Frank Liedtke2
1Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, Paris, Frankreich.
Zeitschrift Fur Literaturwissenschaft Und Linguistik
|April 16, 2024
Summary
This study analyzes COVID-19 crisis communications across four European nations, examining their materiality, mediality, and locality. Findings reveal a typology of communications based on "areality" to understand their social functions.
Area of Science:
- Communication Studies
- Sociology of Crisis
- Media Analysis
Context:
- The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for public health communication.
- Official notices and communiqués became critical tools for disseminating information and guidance.
- Understanding the nature and function of these communications is vital for crisis management.
Purpose:
- To conduct fundamental considerations on the medial constitution of the COVID-19 crisis and the concept of crisis itself.
- To analyze an extensive corpus of public communiqués from France, Germany, Austria, and Sweden.
- To develop a typology of communiqués based on their
Summary:
- The study analyzes communiqués from four European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on their materiality, mediality, locality, and discursive functions.
- It examines three temporal phases of communiqué use and introduces the concept of
Impact:
- Establishing a typology of communiqués based on areality offers deeper insights into their social and communicative functions.
- This research can inform more effective crisis communication strategies.
- Understanding the reception and compliance conditions of public health messages is crucial for public trust and adherence.
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