The online heroes of the coronavirus pandemic
Meet the people dishing out good advice and sound facts about Covid-19.
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Show Notes
They’re going viral for all the right reasons. Health care workers, scientists and experts have been spreading sound facts and solid advice about coronavirus.
It’s a push back against all the misinformation, speculation and conspiracy theories that have been swirling around about the pandemic. In this programme we’ll meet four Covid-19 information heroes – from India, the US, and the UK. Each comes from a different background, and they all have different motivations driving what they’re doing online. So what are their strategies for getting sound science to the public? And in a social media world fuelled by emotion, how do they reflect both the facts and the human toll of the disease?
Presenter: Mike Wendling Reporter: Sean Allsop
Photo Caption: Illustration of a phone with a heart Photo Credit: Getty Images/BBC