The effects of misleading media reports about COVID-19 on Chinese tourists’ mental health: a perspective article
Document Type
Other
Publication Title
Anatolia
ISSN
13032917
Volume
31
Issue
2
First Page
337
Last Page
340
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
30997
Abstract
© 2020, © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared apublic health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. This pandemic has since saturated the headlines of major international media channels that disseminate information to global citizens. However, some media coverage of COVID-19 has negatively influenced Chinese travellers’ mental health due to the outbreak having been labelled “Chinese virus pandemonium.” Key world leaders have also parroted such sensationalism; for example, President Donald Trump called COVID-19 the “Chinese virus”. This discriminatory labelling has resulted in violent attacks on Chinese international travellers and students. This perspective article explores how misleading and discriminatory media reports may affect the mental well-being of ethnically Chinese travellers during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
DOI
10.1080/13032917.2020.1747208
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Zheng, Y., Goh, E., & Wen, J. (2020). The effects of misleading media reports about COVID-19 on Chinese tourists’ mental health: a perspective article. Anatolia, 31(2), 337-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.1747208