As the world grappled with the uncertain, ever-changing world of COVID-19, researchers and journalists were compelled to rethink the way they distribute information in the pandemic.
A new study led by Simon Fraser University has found the urgency and volatility of the virus has shaken the traditional publication protocols of the scientific and media communities.
91裸聊视频淭he urgency of the pandemic required researchers and journalists to sacrifice assurances of peer review for more rapid publication,91裸聊视频� said Juan Pablo Alperin, publishing program professor with SFU. 91裸聊视频淛ust as researchers are adjusting to the new way of rapidly communicating among each other, so too are journalists figuring out how that greater uncertainty needs to be conveyed to the public.91裸聊视频�
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Researchers say a combination of the expectation and need for credible health information and the breakneck pace of online news put significant pressure on the research process. Especially during the early days of the pandemic, this at times led to preliminary or 91裸聊视频減reprint91裸聊视频� studies being misconstrued as peer-reviewed, confirmed information.
91裸聊视频淲e saw [confusion] with a couple of high profile preprints published at the beginning of the pandemic, for example, which linked tobacco to COVID-19 prevention,91裸聊视频� said Alice Fleerackers, researcher in the Scholarly Communications Lab.
91裸聊视频淭hese studies were highly flawed, but they got a ton of media coverage91裸聊视频攕parking unnecessary panic and even encouraging some people to pick up smoking.91裸聊视频�
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Amid a constantly evolving approach to understanding and fighting back against COVID-19, Fleerackers noted news consumption during the pandemic has seen a boost in many countries.
91裸聊视频淛ournalists have not had an easy year. All things considered, I91裸聊视频檓 impressed with what they91裸聊视频檝e been able to accomplish despite the odds,91裸聊视频� she added. 91裸聊视频淎nd overall, audiences seem to be responding well. Many countries saw a boost in news consumption during the early stages of the pandemic, and trust in journalism has been high.91裸聊视频�
The SFU-led study included research from scholars in the United States and Australia.
adam.louis@bpdigital.ca
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