“Cultural Exceptionalism” in the Global Exchange of (Mis)Information around Japan’s Responses to Covid-19

Jamie Matthews
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Jamie Matthews: Faculty of Media and Communication, Bournemouth University, UK

Media and Communication, 2020, vol. 8, issue 2, 448-451

Abstract: Despite reporting early cases, Japan’s infection rates of Covid-19 have remained low. This commentary considers how a discourse of cultural exceptionalism dispersed across the networked global public sphere as an explanation for Japan’s low case count. It also discusses the consequences for wider public understanding of evidence-based public-health interventions to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus.

Keywords: Covid-19; culture; Japan; social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.3229

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