Media Coverage and Perception of Frontline Soldiers about Fear, Courage and Hope against Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic

Abstract

Aim of the Study: Since the distinguishing proof of infection to work now, Covid-19 has top news and subject of conversation among different foundation of media. Nevertheless, Frontline Soldiers (FLS) are serving individuals in sparing their lives without concentrating their own lives. The study investigated media inclusion and view of FLS about fear, courage and hope against Coronavirus.

Methodology: The researchers adopted blended strategy to close aftereffects of substance of media of a quarter of a year (March, April, May 2020) and meetings of FLS (N=17) including (9 doctors, 3 medical caretakers and 5 paramedic staffs) chose from three emergency clinics of Pakistan. Moreover, researchers planned number scale to compute level of fear, courage and hope among FLS, where scale 1= most reduced degree of fear, courage and hope and 5=highest degree of fear, courage and hope was countered.

Findings: The discoveries of the study uncovered that media inclusion was more elevated level of fear and less courage and hope among public during the chose three months. Then again, FLS discovered more significant level of fear in the periods of March however before long degree of courage and hope expanded because of much of the time experienced positive and recouped cases.

Conclusion: The investigation inferred that media keeping up custom of refinement that causes fear among public. Although close to home experience make more courage and hope as contrast with media inclusion. Besides study presumed that media has not never-ending consequences for public and handy experience makes strong mental recognition then media inclusion about any issue.