Main description:

Gives readers a better understanding of the unique operational context of a pandemic and its effects on various forms of communication.
Provides a research agenda for the study of communication within a pandemic.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Pandemic Communication Chapter 2. Health Communication and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 22-Nation Exploration of Mask Wearing Chapter 3. Science Communication and Pandemics Chapter 4. Pandemic Communication: CDC and Who Approaches to Emergency Risk Communication and Emerging Infectious Disease Crises Chapter 5. Public Relations and Pandemics Chapter 6. The New Normal: Pandemic Communication and Sustainable Organizations Chapter 7. Meme-Ing Accountability: Visual Communication as Character Assassination of Austrian and Swedish Politicians and Government Agencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 8. Applied Communication and Pandemics: Expanding the Idea Model of Instructional Risk and Crisis Communication Chapter 9. Interpreting the Interpersonal: Crisis Communication Insights for Pandemics Chapter 10. Intergroup Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 20-Nation Analysis of Prejudice Chapter 11. Instructional Communication During Pandemics Chapter 12. Pandemic Communication: International Communication Chapter 13. Pandemic Rhetoric Chapter 14 Language and Pandemic Communication Chapter 15. Political Communication and Pandemics Chapter 16. Reflecting on Theory and Research in Pandemic Communication