Communicating Evidence in a Pandemic
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How can governments, scientists and the media craft clear messages with complex and uncertain evidence? Victoria Macdonald (C4 News), Tracey Brown (Sense About Science) and Christina Pagel (Independent Sage) navigate the principles and pitfalls of communicating evidence in a pandemic.
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