Raising Awareness in Public Health: A Study of Beijing Health Commission Weibo Communications during the 2022 COVID-19 Wave in Beijing

• Published in: Galaktika media: žurnal media issledovanij Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 43 - 58
• Main Authors: Chen, Lixiong, Xu, Nairui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Limited Liability Company Scientific Industrial Enterprise “Genesis. Frontier. Science” 01.01.2023
• Subjects: covid-19; health communication; paternalistic governance; propaganda; public awareness; weibo; winter olympic

The public demands of information will increase during the crisis and the social media accounts run by governmental sectors is one of the major sources where the public obtains information. This study focuses on the practices of Beijing health commission, an authoritative official outlet, in posting...