Citation:
Isaacs, D.H., Ndinda, C., Neluheni, M., Hlatshwayo, T.L. & Setswake, G. (2020) Media sensation in a time of heightened anxiety: analysing reports in three Western Cape newspapers. <i>HSRC Review</i>. 18(3):44-45.
Abstract:
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa, the media has been influential in sharing information around personal protection and curbing the spread of the pandemic. The public was bombarded with sometimes conflicting messages about the pandemic, with an initial focus on death, economic collapse and violence.
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