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A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr Julie Posetti about Infodemic
Interview with Dr Julie Posetti, an award-winning journalist and academic, leads the global research program of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Based in Oxford, England, she researches and writes at the intersection of journalism safety, media freedom, media and gender, journalism and disinformation, and the digital transformation of journalism. In one of the policy ...
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Prof. Anat Gesser-Edelsburg about health and risk communication
Interview with Professor Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Associate Professor and Head of the Health Promotion Programme at the University of Haifa, and Founding Director of the Health and Risk Communication Research Center in Haifa, Israel. What are the common mistakes or failures in communication during an infectious disease outbreak and what consequences do these have on the ...
COVID-19: How uncertainty affects our consumer behaviour
As the COVID-19 is spreading rapidly around the world without treatment or a vaccine, uncertainty and fear prevails, leading many people to stockpile food, cleaning products and toilet paper. But is this a reasonable response in the face of a pandemic crisis?
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr. Dimitrios Tsivrikos about consumer behaviour during COVID-19
Interview with Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos, Lecturer in Consumer and Business Psychology at University College London (UCL), UK How is the spread of coronavirus changing consumer behaviour, and are such behaviours reasonable or expected in a time of crisis? When do these behaviours become irrational? Dimitrios Tsivrikos: We have seen a great increase in panic buying, ...
ESMH Press Review, special edition on coronavirus – April 16, 2020
Special edition on coronavirus: check out the ESMH selection of 25 news published in the last 2 weeks on the web.
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Prof. Andrea Renda about COVID-19 & GDPR
We speak with Andrea Renda, professor of Digital Innovation at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). He is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the CEPS Unit on Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and the Digital Economy (GRID). How do you evaluate the current increased use of data (especially in non-EU countries) and its effectiveness ...
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Innocenzo Genna about COVID-19 & GDPR
We speak with Innocenzo Genna, independent public affairs consultant advising in telecoms and Internet European regulation. He is also known via his professional blog RadioBruxellesLibera. How would you evaluate the current increased use of data (especially in non-EU countries) and its effectiveness in “stopping” the virus? Innocenzo Genna: I have read various news and reports ...
Which way for EU data governance during COVID-19?
Since the unprecedented outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the use of data has extensively been discussed. What obstacles do scientists, public health officials and private companies face when processing datasets? And how much digital privacy can EU citizens afford in times of crisis?