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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2020(V-IV).02      10.31703/glsr.2020(V-IV).02      Published : Dec 2020

The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description

Abstract

    Regarding the information of Coronavirus, the platform of social and mass media played a vital role. As there was little knowledge about COVID-19 at the beginning, numerous fake news, misinformation, and rumors were spread by the digital media across the globe, which made people lose their nerves and panic decisions. To weaken and stop the spreading of misinformation and fake news in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic are requisite because the misinformation and rumors about the pandemic create anxiety, distress, and disturbance among the public, and leads them to several psychological disorders. Instead of viewing social media as a tributary channel, it must be organized to deliver significant data and information. Moreover, it lets people report their questions directly. Several governments have taken drastic steps to hold the pandemic of misinformation, globally; however, several measures are mandatory to avert such communication barriers

    COVID-19, Media, Social Media, Communication Barriers, Pandemic

    (1) Malik Adnan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Irem Sultana
    Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Basharat Hameed
    M.Phil. Media Studies, Community Awareness Officer, Punjab Emergency Service, Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Adnan, M., Sultana, I., & Hameed, M. B. (2020). The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description. Global Legal Studies Review, V(IV), 10-16. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2020(V-IV).02

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Adnan, Malik, Irem Sultana, and Muhammad Basharat Hameed. 2020. "The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description." Global Legal Studies Review, V (IV): 10-16 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2020(V-IV).02

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    HARVARD : ADNAN, M., SULTANA, I. & HAMEED, M. B. 2020. The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description. Global Legal Studies Review, V, 10-16.

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    MHRA : Adnan, Malik, Irem Sultana, and Muhammad Basharat Hameed. 2020. "The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description." Global Legal Studies Review, V: 10-16

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    MLA : Adnan, Malik, Irem Sultana, and Muhammad Basharat Hameed. "The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description." Global Legal Studies Review, V.IV (2020): 10-16 Print.

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    OXFORD : Adnan, Malik, Sultana, Irem, and Hameed, Muhammad Basharat (2020), "The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description", Global Legal Studies Review, V (IV), 10-16

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Adnan, Malik, Irem Sultana, and Muhammad Basharat Hameed. "The Smokescreen of Media during COVID-19 and Its Perpetual Resolutions: A Thick Description." Global Legal Studies Review V, no. IV (2020): 10-16. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2020(V-IV).02