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媒体与信息系统

In a crisis, what people know depends on news media, social platforms, messaging apps, authority channels and word of mouth. These 系统 can save lives by spreading accurate warnings and guidance, or spread rumours and false information that cost them. This page sets out how information systems work in crises and over time, how information quality and access are measured, and what evidence serves the authorities, media and civil society involved.

02问题

Media and information systems: how the risk develops.

Media and public information as social 系统. The dossier below sets out how the risk develops, what is measured, where the data come from, how it is modelled and who decides.

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Local news is shrinking

Loss of local journalism leaves communities with fewer trusted sources and less scrutiny of local institutions.

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Messaging apps carry crisis information

Private messaging groups spread information quickly, including rumours, and are hard for authorities to monitor or correct.

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Platforms amplify what engages

Recommendation systems favour content that draws attention, which can amplify fear, outrage and false claims in a crisis.

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Trusted messengers matter

People act on information from sources they trust, such as community leaders, health workers and local media, more than on distant authorities.

03监测

Social protection and cohesion.

团队跟踪该主题时会使用的界面:其指标、状态与决策。名称为示例,数值仅作示意。

Social protection and cohesion

Media and information systems · Urban ward 9 · Year 2

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Coverage by quintile

050100share of households receiving supportQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5

Cohesion survey

Trust in neighbours6351▲ 2
Trust in local authority4852▲ 1
Reported discrimination911▲ 2
Social protection and cohesion: the screen’s structure, terms and states for Media and information systems.示例名称和示意数值;是设计方案,并非记录或实时系统。
04跨领域

Information systems carry risk messages for every domain.

05方法与证据

How media and information systems is modelled, measured and tested.

模型、其假设、数据和不确定性,以科学家或工程师会核查的形式呈现。结构遵循已发表的方法。所取数值仅为示意,不是研究发现。

系统模型

The couplings between the systems in media and information systems: signs of influence, a reinforcing and a balancing loop, and cross-links where stress jumps.

++−+社会信息社区经济R 增强B 平衡
Causal loop diagram from the page’s systems; signs show the direction of influence. Illustrative structure for a system dynamics or network model, not estimated couplings.
FAIR 指导原则 · GO FAIR 和 FORCE11W3C PROV · 万维网联盟关于一致处理不确定性的指南 · IPCCCEOS 分析就绪数据 · 地球观测卫星委员会
06指标

衡量什么,以及衡量得如何。

每个指标都注明其单位、频率、背后的来源类型以及数值将附带的证据标签。此处不显示数值:数值由计划依据其自身权限提供。

指标单位节奏来源类型标签
Trust in newspercent trusting most news most of the time年度News consumption surveys已报告
Main source of news by type受访者百分比年度News consumption surveys已报告
Journalists killed or imprisoned计数年度Press freedom monitors已报告
Local news outletscount per region每次评估Media mapping studies估算
Rumours tracked in crisis responsecount by theme每个事件Community feedback 系统已报告
Population reached by authority crisis messagespercent每个事件Post-event surveys已报告
07来源

证据来自何处。

具名公共数据集与机构记录,各自注明许可类别。依协议获得的来源仅按其条款使用,绝不再次发布。

来源它提供什么许可类别
Reuters Institute Digital News ReportNews use and trust across countriesPublic report, terms per publisher
UNESCO Observatory of Killed Journalists and World Trends in Freedom of ExpressionSafety of journalists and media freedomPublic, UNESCO terms
Committee to Protect Journalists dataJournalists killed and imprisonedPublic, terms to check
WHO infodemic management resourcesMethods for managing information in health emergenciesPublic, WHO terms of use
IFRC and partner community feedback and rumour tracking guidanceMethods for listening to communities in crisesPublic, IFRC terms (to check)
08决定

由谁决定,以及证据服务于什么。

Society and Human Development prepares evidence. The decisions below are taken by the authorities named, under their own rules, and never by the platform.

谁来决定问题本页面服务的证据
Public health and emergency authoritiesHow to reach people with accurate information in crisesEcosystem assessments; trust profiles
Media organisations and regulatorsHow to support local journalism and information qualityMedia mapping and freedom evidence
Humanitarian agenciesHow to listen to and respond to community concernsRumour tracking evidence

该主题产生的产出

  • Information ecosystem assessments for crisis communication
  • Rumour tracking and community feedback methods
  • Media access and trust profiles
  • Evidence notes for risk communication
09核心问题

专家提出的问题。

  • How is the information ecosystem structured, and who controls its key channels?
  • What happens to public knowledge when local news declines?
  • How do information flows behave during crises, and where do they break?
  • Which communities are poorly served by mainstream channels?
  • How do economic models of media affect the quality of risk information?
10机制

The ecosystem and its fragilities.

Information ecosystems combine professional media, platforms, messaging apps, community channels and authority sources. The decline of local journalism in many places has reduced coverage of local government, hazards and public health. Platforms have become major gatekeepers, and their ranking and moderation choices shape exposure to information. Encrypted messaging networks carry both community support and rumour, and are hard to observe.

During crises, demand for information surges while normal channels may fail through power and network outages. Rumours fill gaps when authority information is slow or distrusted. Language, literacy, disability and connectivity determine who receives timely information. Concentration of ownership and dependence on advertising revenue influence what is covered and how.

Resilient information 系统 share some features: diverse sources, trusted local intermediaries, channels that work without the internet such as radio, information in the languages people speak, and authority communicators who are open about uncertainty and correct themselves quickly. These features can be studied, compared and strengthened.

Public service and community media often play an outsized role in crises because they reach people without internet access and are locally trusted. Their funding and independence are therefore part of a society’s risk infrastructure, a point the field documents with comparative evidence across countries.

11方法与数据

Methods and limits.

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Ecosystem mapping

Mapping outlets, audiences and flows of information in a place.

内容

Content analysis

Systematic analysis of coverage and narratives; large-scale methods need careful validation.

Audience

Audience research

Surveys and qualitative work on how people find and judge information.

Limits: platform data access is restricted, private messaging is largely unobservable, and rapidly changing technology dates findings quickly.

12方法

如何研究,以及方法无法说明的内容。

  1. 社会与行为科学面向难以接触群体的调查设计 · 定性与参与式研究在此应用
  2. 因果推断与影响评估现金转移评估 · 灾害对家庭的影响 · 教育项目评估在此应用
  3. 空间统计与地统计小区域贫困估计 · 脆弱性与危害叠加在此应用
13Where this page’s references

Where this page’s references lead.

阅读本页时所对照的机构和文件。状态和版本会变化;每个链接都指向发布机构。

14问题

问题与解答。

What is an infodemic?
An overabundance of information, including false or misleading information, during a health emergency, in WHO usage.
Why does local journalism matter in a crisis?
Because local outlets provide specific, trusted information about what is happening nearby and hold local institutions to account.
What is rumour tracking?
Systematically collecting and analysing rumours and questions from communities so responders can address concerns and correct false information.
Does the platform rate media outlets?
No. It studies information systems and their effects on public outcomes.
How is this different from the chapter?
The chapter organises a community of researchers around the subject; this topic page sets out the science.
Is GCRI a media regulator?
No. GCRI does not regulate, certify, license or approve.
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