Media and personal and social risk perceptions: the case of covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Andreas Totu, Stephen Laison Sondoh Jr., Romzi Ationg, Halina Sendera Mohd. Yakin, Haryati Abd Karim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: G Geography (General). Atlases. Maps; ZA4050 Electronic information resources
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27219/1/Media%20and%20personal%20and%20social%20risk%20perceptions_%20the%20case%20of%20covid-19%20pandemic%20in%20Malaysia%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27219/2/Media%20and%20personal%20and%20social%20risk%20perceptions_%20the%20case%20of%20covid-19%20pandemic%20in%20Malaysia%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27219/; https://www.sysrevpharm.org/articles/media-and-personal-and-social-risk-perceptions--the-case-of-covid19-pandemic-in-malaysia.pdf

Mass media have long been recognised as powerful forces shaping how we experience and perceive the world. This article aims to look at the role of media, including mass media and social media, in creating people's perception of the risk brought by the virus Covid-19. This paper also discusses t...