Eight-Element Communication Model for Internet Health Rumors: A New Exploration of Lasswell’s “5W Communication Model”

(1) Background: Rumors are a special type of information. Based on the classic theory of the communication of information, the “5W” communication model, this article aims to build a new model and thus explains the generation and communication of Internet health rumors. (2) Methods: The authors selec...

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Main Authors: Haibin Wei, Jianyang Chen, Xinyan Gan, Zhenyi Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Healthcare
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/12/2507