People often try to seem confident and certain in their message so it will be trusted and acted upon. But when information is in flux, research suggests you should be open about what you don’t know.
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The strong disapproval of the South African government’s handling of the pandemic is a warning that crafting persuasive pro-vaccine messages is not enough.
Biden will begin his presidency in the midst of a global public health crisis that’s already killed over 240,000 people in the US alone. His team is already planning how to get COVID-19 under control.
A chorus of prominent voices that seek to persuade Canadians that COVID-19 compliance is in everyone’s interest.
Both university and government policy-makers need to re-tool their messaging to students about off-campus socializing to shape more positive mental health and COVID-19 outcomes.
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Windsor
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Associate Professor of Management, Policy, and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Affiliated researcher, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University
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Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences, Brown University
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Professor of Psychology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Sheffield
