COVID-19 Pandemic in the Italian Digital Media: Media Behavior and Citizen Information Consumption During the Health Crisis

This article studies media behavior and information consumption during the COVID-19 health crisis using quantitative content analysis of the news published by Italian digital media between January 1 and April 27, 2020 (n = 841,786). The data shows a direct relationship between the number of publicat...

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Authors: Sierra Sánchez, Javier, Laferrara, Valentina, Diez-Bosch, Miriam
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repository:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/639
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/639
https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_38_13
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:COVID-19 (Malaltia)
Coronavirus
Mitjans de comunicació social
Mitjans de comunicació de massa
Mitjans de comunicació digitals
Xarxes socials
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Summary:This article studies media behavior and information consumption during the COVID-19 health crisis using quantitative content analysis of the news published by Italian digital media between January 1 and April 27, 2020 (n = 841,786). The data shows a direct relationship between the number of publications and the capacity for engagement and a greater reach with classic, general media and Facebook.