How News Media Influenced COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

• In Event: The Effect of Social Networks and News Media on COVID-19 Discourse

Brief Overview

We provide content analytic evidence that Fox News talked about COVID vaccines using more negative language than other outlets. Both adverse event and survey data suggest that exposure to negative coverage on Fox increased public vaccine hesitancy.

Authors

• Matt Motta, Oklahoma State University

• Dominik Stecula, Colorado State University