Fig. 7: The public-health policies and measures mentioned in news media articles analyzed over the timeframe of this study.
From: News media coverage of COVID-19 public health and policy information
Sampled articles (n = 1331) were published on randomly sampled days between 1 March and 15 August 2020 (Methods). Public-health policies and measures in each article were coded under specific categories related to social distancing, testing and tracing, protective equipment and disinfection practices, reopening policies, vaccines and treatments, and more (all relevant categories selected for each article).
