Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century : Addressing New Public Health Challenges in the Information Ecosystem / / edited by Tina D. Purnat, Tim Nguyen, Sylvie Briand.

This open access book on infodemic management reviews the current discussions about this evolving area of public health from a variety of perspectives. Infodemic management is an evidence-based practice underpinned by the science of infodemiology that offers guidance to better manage pandemic and ep...

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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 144 pages) :; illustrations
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Infodemic management in the 21st century
  • 2. Key concepts and definitions in infodemic management
  • 3. People’s Experience of Information Overload and Its Impact on Infodemic Harms
  • 4. The Information Environment and Its Influence on Misinformation Effects
  • 5. Fighting the Fallacies - The ‘infodemic’ and the European Commission
  • 6. Smart Health! Expanding the need for new literacies
  • 7. To debunk or not to debunk? Correcting (mis)information
  • 8. Prebunking against misinformation in the modern digital age
  • 9. Addressing mis- and disinformation on social media
  • 10. Partnering with communities for effective management of health emergencies: Four case studies.