infodemic

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12:55 Apr 12, 2020
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COVID-19 - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: infodemic
Definition from Wiktionary:
(n. informal) An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.

Example sentence(s):
  • The 2019-nCoV outbreak and response has been accompanied by a massive ‘infodemic’ - an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it. World Health Organization
  • As information on the virus deluges traditional and social media, the WHO warns that societies around the world are facing an “infodemic”—an “overabundance” of information that makes it difficult for people to identify truthful and trustworthy sources from false or misleading ones. Atlantic Council
  • The part of his speech that made me sit up, though, was this: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic. Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.” The Guardian
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Definition from Lääkärilehti:
Amerikkalaisen journalistin DJ Rothkopfin termi infodemia tarkoittaa ilmiötä, joka savuverhon tavoin ympäröi uutta epidemiaa. Media rakastaa infodemioita. Ja tuossa savuverhossa me tarvomme nyt.

Example sentence(s):
  • Maailman terveysjärjestö WHO on puhunut myös infodemiasta, eli informaatioepidemiasta. Sillä tarkoitetaan suurten informaatiomäärien leviämistä nopeasti ja laajalle. Seassa on paljon kyseenalaista tietoa. - Yle  
  • Infodemia on hämmennykseen perustuvaa vallankäyttöä Koronaviruksesta leviää ja levitetään runsaasti väärää informaatiota. Pandemian rinnalla kulkeekin ”infodemia” eli informaatioepidemia. Valeuutiset, salaliittoteoriat, kontekstista irrotetut graafit ja terveyshuuhaa kukoistavat poikkeustilanteessa. - Sitra  
  • Maailman terveysjärjestö (WHO) alkoi käyttää jo tovi sitten termiä infodemia eli tietovyöry, kuvaamaan tätä päälle tulvivaa, sekavaa tiedon massaa, jossa totuudenmukainen ja virheellinen tieto sekoittuvat keskenään. - Faktabaari  
Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 20:28
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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