Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine
The coronavirus crisis highlights the importance of the media in publicizing scientific debates. The production and dissemination of reliable information is essential. In this perspective, media ecology appears as a relevant theoretical framework. It is then necessary from a methodological point of...
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| author | Patrick-Yves Badillo Laura Puglisi Dominique Bourgeois |
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| description | The coronavirus crisis highlights the importance of the media in publicizing scientific debates. The production and dissemination of reliable information is essential. In this perspective, media ecology appears as a relevant theoretical framework. It is then necessary from a methodological point of view to scrutinize the quality of information. We propose criteria and quantified measures to move in that direction. An application is made on the polemic related to the use of chloroquine, a treatment recommended by Professor Raoult. Our case study covers a period from February 2020 to June 2020. The articles published online by four newspapers of record, either French or Swiss, are analyzed. The results are, undoubtedly, exploratory and should be interpreted with caution. However, we note significant differences between the four media. We also wonder about the major risks of ideologizing scientific debates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aff7573c816744a6978175436bdb535a2025-01-13T13:44:15ZengUniversité du Québec à MontréalCommuniquer2368-95872021-09-0132134110.4000/communiquer.8198Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquinePatrick-Yves BadilloLaura PuglisiDominique BourgeoisThe coronavirus crisis highlights the importance of the media in publicizing scientific debates. The production and dissemination of reliable information is essential. In this perspective, media ecology appears as a relevant theoretical framework. It is then necessary from a methodological point of view to scrutinize the quality of information. We propose criteria and quantified measures to move in that direction. An application is made on the polemic related to the use of chloroquine, a treatment recommended by Professor Raoult. Our case study covers a period from February 2020 to June 2020. The articles published online by four newspapers of record, either French or Swiss, are analyzed. The results are, undoubtedly, exploratory and should be interpreted with caution. However, we note significant differences between the four media. We also wonder about the major risks of ideologizing scientific debates.https://journals.openedition.org/communiquer/8198publicizationmedia ecologyinformation quality |
| spellingShingle | Patrick-Yves Badillo Laura Puglisi Dominique Bourgeois Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine Communiquer publicization media ecology information quality |
| title | Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine |
| title_full | Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine |
| title_fullStr | Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine |
| title_short | Publicisation et qualité de l'information : la polémique sur la chloroquine |
| title_sort | publicisation et qualite de l information la polemique sur la chloroquine |
| topic | publicization media ecology information quality |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/communiquer/8198 |
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