Wan Norshira Wan Mohd Ghazali

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

Wan Norshira Wan Mohd Ghazali is currently attached to the Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia as a lecturer. She began her career in academia as an assistant professor in the Communication Department at International Islamic University Malaysia. She obtained a Ph.D. in 2017 from Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom. She is interested in health journalism, political economy of media, power, ideology, and culture and media studies. She was exposed to real media practices in Malaysia through her work in corporate communication at TV9 and the Bernama news agency. Academically, she is an active researcher leading research projects and a co-researcher to other projects. She has authored a monograph as well as journal and newspaper articles presented at both local and international conferences and has been interviewed by local radio on vaccination advocacy.

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Journalism - The Ethical Dilemma seeks to advance scholarly knowledge by encouraging discussion between authors covering multiple branches of the social sciences including communication, media, and journalism. The chapters in this book cover all the conceptual, theoretical, and application aspects of journalism, with a case study in each chapter illustrating the issues being addressed. The book emphasizes that despite the advances in digital media platforms, the basics and principles of journalistic practice are still pertinent. In order to stay relevant in the fluidity of digital media, journalists should work on establishing networks with academics from different fields, and with government, health, and political experts. The book is a useful compilation that will benefit researchers, academics, students, media practitioners, and other stakeholders involved.

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Introductory Chapter: Ethical Journalism in the Digital Society

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Vaccine Communication and the Media Credibility in Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy: A Focus on Malaysia

By Wan Norshira Wan Mohd Ghazali, Shafizan Mohamed, Soadah Wok and Mohd Helmi Yusoh

The resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, diphtheria, measles and the like shows that the anti-vaccine movement is gaining popularity and effectiveness in bolstering its views. Multiple studies have shown worrying trends of distrust towards vaccines, medical professionals, vaccine scientists and the government agencies that promote vaccination. It is observed that the current anti-vaccine discourses and misinformation about vaccines on social media are fuelling fear of vaccination among the public. To minimise the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, the media has considerable potential to influence the public’s understanding of how vaccines function. Therefore, this chapter proposed the adoption of a media guide to assist media practitioners in reporting vaccination stories. It will highlight an influential role that the media can play by enlisting the assistance of experts and health professionals to dispel erroneous beliefs about vaccinations and aggressively promote vaccination among influential persons and the general public. This chapter argued that responsible and ethical reporting will aid in raising awareness of the public health implications of the anti-vaccine sentiment, thereby combating the transmission of messages that drive vaccine fear and rejection. The chapter also addressed how insights provided by Ihlen on rhetorical communication can enhance the effectiveness of delivering vaccine-related messages.

Part of the book: Journalism

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Journalism

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