COVID deaths are now barely mentioned in the media. That changes the very nature of grief

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Title:	COVID deaths are now barely mentioned in the media. That changes the very nature of grief
Contributor(s):	Wayland, Sarah (author)
Publication Date:	2022-06-23
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52670
Open Access Link:	https://theconversation.com/covid-deaths-are-now-barely-mentioned-in-the-media-that-changes-the-very-nature-of-grief-184837
Abstract:	About a year ago, many of us were in lockdown. State premiers fronted the media every day to reveal how many people had tested positive for COVID and how many people had died. The number of deaths were prominent in news bulletins. We would lament the sadness of it all, until the next day's data arrived. A year later, Australia has an average of about 50 COVID deaths a day. We have had more than 9,300 COVID deaths since the pandemic began. Yet, these deaths are barely mentioned in the Australian media.
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	The Conversation, p. 1-5
Publisher:	The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Place of Publication:	Australia
ISSN:	2201-5639 1441-8681
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	440902 Counselling, wellbeing and community services
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	200409 Mental health
HERDC Category Description:	C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal
Publisher/associated links:	https://theconversation.com/covid-deaths-are-now-barely-mentioned-in-the-media-that-changes-the-very-nature-of-grief-184837
Appears in Collections:	Journal Article School of Health

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