Public Communication in the Time of Covid-19 - Perspectives From the Communication Discipline on the Pandemic

This edited collection focuses on how public communication practices and the communication discipline were impacted by the 2020-2022 COVID-19 Pandemic. By discussing a wide range of issues from nine disciplinary positions, ultimately, they are able to reveal key insights about the relationship between the pandemic and public human communication.

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Jim A. Kuypers
1.Digital Rhetoric and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amber Davisson and Michelle Gibbons
2.Journalism Framing in (Times of) Crisis: The Inevitability of Poor Reporting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael Horning and Jim A. Kuypers
3.The Politicization of Protests and Protection: The Major Free Speech Issues During COVID-19 Pandemic
Benjamin Medeiros, David R. Dewberry, Ann E. Burnette, and Rebekah L. Fox
4.Confronting the Coronavirus: How Public Relations Can Foster Trust During Crisis
Nneka Logan and Chelsea Woods
5.This Just Got Real: Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sport Communication
Brandi Watkins
6.Public Address in a Time of Crisis
Robin C. Rowland, Justin W. Kirk, and Michael Eisenstadt
7.Health Communication Research and Social Implications during the COVID-19 Pandemic
YoungJu Shin, Yu Lu., and Shristi Bhochhibhoya
8.Religious Communication in the Age of Covid-19
Dennis D. Cali
9. "Saturday Nite Is Dead" at Least For A While: Changes In Popular Culture Theory During A Time of Crisis
David R. Nelson and Kimberly Kulovitz
About the Contributors

About the author

Jim A. Kuypers is professor of rhetoric and political communication at Virginia Tech.

Product details

• Authors: Jim A. Kuypers
• Assisted by: Jim A. Kuypers (Editor), Kuypers Jim A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781793643667
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-366-7
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Popular medicine & health, Communication Studies