Crisis communication and COVID-19: Covering two Pacific tragedies with storytelling

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Pacific Journalism Review Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI:10.24135/pjr.v27i1and2.1203

D. Robie

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Abstract

Frontline journalism in the age of COVID-19 has posed particular challenges in dealing with personal risk, tackling an ‘infodemic’ of misinformation, and providing valuable news that can be used in vulnerable Pacific countries that have struggled with soaring infections and limited health infrastructure and resources. Five Pacific countries or territories have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic—Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. This article introduces two examples of public health storytelling in crisis communication, one being a pregnant Papua New Guinea woman who walked 25 kilometres to the nearest hospital—and died on reaching her destination; the other a pregnant Fijian nurse who died after battling COVID-19.

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危机沟通和COVID-19:用故事讲述太平洋的两个悲剧

2019冠状病毒病时代的一线新闻工作在应对个人风险、应对错误信息的“信息泛滥”以及提供可用于脆弱的太平洋国家的有价值新闻方面提出了特殊挑战，这些国家正在努力应对感染飙升、卫生基础设施和资源有限的问题。五个太平洋国家或地区在冠状病毒大流行中首当其冲:斐济、法属波利尼西亚、关岛、巴布亚新几内亚和东帝汶。本文介绍了在危机沟通中讲公共卫生故事的两个例子，其中一个是巴布亚新几内亚的一名孕妇，她步行25公里去最近的医院，但在到达目的地时死亡;另一名是一名怀孕的斐济护士，她在与COVID-19作斗争后死亡。

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Pacific Journalism Review COMMUNICATION-

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： While one objective of Pacific Journalism Review is research into Pacific journalism theory and practice, the journal has also expanding its interest into new areas of research and inquiry that reflect the broader impact of contemporary media practice and education. A particular focus is on the cultural politics of the media, including the following issues: new media and social movements, indigenous cultures in the age of globalisation, the politics of tourism and development, the role of the media and the formation of national identity and the cultural influence of New Zealand as a branch of the global economy within the Pacific region. It also has a special interest in climate change, environmental and development studies in the media and communication and vernacular media in the region.