China: A large 75% of Americans believe China knew more about Coronavirus than it told the world. This cuts across party lines. … Impact: Americans do see – and acknowledge – a disproportionate impact of the virus on different communities. 81% say there will be a lot of impact in […] Read more »
The return of the red state blue state fallacy
… I wonder how the NYT reporter picked these particular people to interview. It makes you realize how many reportorial degrees of freedom are involved in writing a story. By choosing who to interview, you can create whatever impression you want. … The uncontrolled nature of person-on-the-street interviews is one […] Read more »
The Relation between Media Consumption and Misinformation at the Outset of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
A US national probability-based survey during the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 spread in the US showed that, above and beyond respondents’ political party, mainstream broadcast media use (e.g., NBC News) correlated with accurate information about the disease’s lethality, and mainstream print media use (e.g., the New York Times) correlated […] Read more »
Most Texas voters think coronavirus will be contained “in the next few months”
Texas voters are concerned about the coronavirus and believe it presents a serious crisis, and they are deeply worried about the economy, unemployment and the health care system. But they also think the disease could be contained enough to return daily life to normal within a few months, according to […] Read more »
Trump Has Begun His Corona Campaign. We Don’t Have to Play Along.
… President Trump has figured out the answer to one of the less important questions of 2020: How do you run a presidential campaign amid a pandemic? He can’t hold rallies, he can’t kiss babies, he can’t shake hands, not that he likes doing that anyway. And he can’t talk […] Read more »
American Public Responses to COVID-19: Stopping the epidemic versus stopping the economic decline
Drawing on a scientific national survey (N = 3,933; including 3,188 registered voters), this report describes Americans’ coronavirus knowledge, attitudes, vulnerabilities, protective behaviors, and communication needs in an effort to inform the public health community, policymakers, and the public. … More than eight in ten Americans say stopping the spread […] Read more »