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Mpox 1b: Upstanders for Science in Western and Chinese Social Media - imarina:9390030

URV's Author/s:Joanpere Foraster, Mar
Author, as appears in the article.:Alvarez-Guerrero, Garazi; Guo, Mengna; Bordanoba-Gallego, Lidia; Torras-Gomez, Elisabeth; de Aguileta, Garazi Lopez; Joanpere, Mar; Pulido, Cristina; de Aguileta, Ane Lopez; Racionero-Plaza, Sandra; Puigvert, Lidia; Soler-Gallart, Marta; Flecha, Ramon
Author's mail:mar.joanpere@urv.cat
Author identifier:0000-0002-6006-0190
Journal publication year:2024
Publication Type:info:eu-repo/semantics/article
APA:Alvarez-Guerrero, Garazi; Guo, Mengna; Bordanoba-Gallego, Lidia; Torras-Gomez, Elisabeth; de Aguileta, Garazi Lopez; Joanpere, Mar; Pulido, Cristina; (2024). Mpox 1b: Upstanders for Science in Western and Chinese Social Media. Masculinities And Social Change, 13(3), -. DOI: 10.17583/mcs.15612
Papper original source:Masculinities And Social Change. 13 (3):
Abstract:At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific literature published research about the presence of hoaxes and evidence in diverse social media, with a huge scientific and social impact. The main results showed that while in Western social media like X there was more false information and less scientific evidence than in the Chinese platform Weibo, but scientific evidence was more retweeted than hoaxes. This research allowed the identification of social activists for science in the social media, who multiplied their impact when scientists provided them with evidence. Mpox clade 1b outbreak, which has now been declared a global public health emergency by WHO, requires a fast reaction from science, already taking place. This article analyzes information disseminated in X and Weibo about mpox. 3089 messages published between 12 and 16 of August 2024 have been analyzed. The results show that while hoaxes around mpox are prevalent in social media, posts containing scientific evidence do receive more interaction. Such findings contribute to the understanding of the health crisis and underscore the need for health authorities to join efforts with citizens to co-create evidence- based communication strategies.
Article's DOI:10.17583/mcs.15612
Link to the original source:https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/mcs/article/view/15612
Papper version:info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
licence for use:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Department:Gestió d'Empreses
Licence document URL:https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Thematic Areas:Sociology
Sociología
Revistas de ciencias sociales
Psicología
Gender studies
Estudios de género
Ciencias sociales
Ciencias políticas y sociología
Keywords:Social media
Mpox 1b
Hoaxe
Evidence
Entity:Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Record's date:2024-11-16
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