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忘却なき現代と「構造」のメディア：「科学を伝える言葉」は、いかにインフォデミックに抗ったのか#3
新型コロナウイルスのパンデミックで起きた情報の混乱「インフォデミック」は、東京オリンピックでも注目された「キャンセルカルチャー」にも通じるメディアのパラダイムシフトが背景にある。ロンドン芸術大学大学院で取り組んだプロジェクトの一環として各国のサイエンスジャーナリストに取材したコントリビューティングライターの森旭彦が連載する第3回。
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初の「飲むコロナ治療薬」の効果は？ 広まる変異株「デルタプラス」の感染力は？：新型コロナウイルスと世界のいま（10月）
世界の多くの国が新型コロナウイルスと共に生きる「ウィズコロナ」戦略へと舵を切った10月。初の「飲むコロナ治療薬」や英国で広まっている変異株に関する新たな情報も明らかになった。これらの最新情報と共に、この1カ月の新型コロナウイルスに関する動きを振り返る。
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