Moral panic, fear, stigma, and discrimination against returnee migrants and Muslim populations in Nepal: analyses of COVID-19 media content

During the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, some media content in Nepal tended to create moral panic and public fear towards specific sub- groups in the population. This study explored the content published in the mainstream and social media for their role in creating public fear and stereotype...

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Main Authors: Aryal, Nirmal, Regmi, Pramod, Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Sharma, Shreeman, van Teijlingen, Edwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab 2024
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9792/1/Media%20Paper_2024.pdf