Item

Confusion on the Plains

Title (Dublin Core)

Confusion on the Plains

Description (Dublin Core)

These screenshots of the Kansas Health Secretary's Twitter account highlight the mixed messages that have come to characterize the efforts to combat the coronavirus in the summer of 2020. Just days before, the virus had been "gaining speed," and Kansas was "heading in the wrong direction," but by July 26th, the state's infection rate appeared to be "leveling off a bit." Although he presses Kansans to adhere strictly to all mitigation practices, these messages reflect the jarring effects of instantaneous communication and data analysis as medical professionals and ordinary citizens alike struggle to accurately comprehend the real-time scope and spread of COVID-19; a disease that had been completely unknown just a year before.

Date (Dublin Core)

July 27, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Dr. Lee Norman, MD, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Partner (Dublin Core)

Northeastern University

Type (Dublin Core)

Screenshot

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://twitter.com/SecNorman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://twitter.com/SecNorman/status/1285598603625594883?s=20
https://twitter.com/SecNorman/status/1286292759805145090?s=20
https://twitter.com/SecNorman/status/1286697604844265472?s=20
https://twitter.com/SecNorman/status/1287370728786890752?s=20

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Twitter

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Government State
English Healthcare
English Health & Wellness
English Technology
English Science
English Social Media (including Memes)

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Twitter
data analysis
technology

Collection (Dublin Core)

Environment

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

07/27/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/09/2020
11/03/2020
1/26/2021
2/2/2021

Item sets

Covid 19

This item was submitted on July 27, 2020 by Aaron Peterka using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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