@article{fdi:010064027,
  title = {{B}lood libel rebooted : traditional scapegoats, online media, and the {H}1{N}1 epidemic},
  author = {{A}tlani {D}uault, {L}a{\¨e}titia and {M}ercier, {A}. and {R}ousseau, {C}. and {G}uyot, {P}. and {M}oatti, {J}ean-{P}aul},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study of comments posted on major {F}rench print and {TV} media websites during the {H}1{N}1 epidemic illustrates the relationship between the traditional media and social media in responding to an emerging disease. {A} disturbing "geography of blame" was observed suggesting the metamorphosis of the folk-devil phenomenon to the {I}nternet. {W}e discovered a subterranean discourse about the putative origins and "objectives" of the {H}1{N}1 virus, which was absent from the discussions in mainstream television channels and large-circulation print media. {T}hese online rumours attributed hidden motives to governments, pharmaceutical companies, and figures of {O}therness that were scapegoated in the social history of previous {E}uropean epidemics, notably {F}reemasons and {J}ews.},
  keywords = {{R}isk perception ; {S}ocial media ; {P}andemic ; {R}umours ; {H}1{N}1 ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ulture {M}edicine and {P}sychiatry},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {43--61},
  ISSN = {0165-005{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11013-014-9410-y},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064027},
}