infodemic

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12:54 Apr 12, 2020
English to Indonesian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: infodemic
Definition from Wiktionary:
(n. informal) An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.

Example sentence(s):
  • The 2019-nCoV outbreak and response has been accompanied by a massive ‘infodemic’ - an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it. World Health Organization
  • As information on the virus deluges traditional and social media, the WHO warns that societies around the world are facing an “infodemic”—an “overabundance” of information that makes it difficult for people to identify truthful and trustworthy sources from false or misleading ones. Atlantic Council
  • The part of his speech that made me sit up, though, was this: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic. Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.” The Guardian
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infodemik


Definition from KBR:
Infodemik adalah gelombang informasi berlebihan tentang suatu masalah, yang kemudian menyulitkan identifikasi solusi...Infodemik dapat menyebarkan misinformasi, disinformasi, dan rumor selama keadaan darurat. Infodemik dapat menghambat respons, menciptakan kebingungan dan ketidakpercayaan di masyarakat.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ada informasi yang benar, banyak pula yang menyesatkan. Saking banyaknya informasi mengenai virus Corona ini membuat WHO menyebutnya “infodemik”, yakni keadaan di mana kita sulit menemukan sumber yang dapat dipercaya ketika kita membutuhkannya. - Tempo  
  • Subdimensi ini memainkan peranan penting untuk mengatasi infodemik yang mewabah di berbagai media sosial. WHO menjelaskan, infodemik adalah gelombang informasi berlebihan tentang suatu masalah, yang kemudian menyulitkan identifikasi solusinya - Detik  
  • Kebijakan Facebook itu untuk merespon Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) yang memperingatkan adanya infodemik virus corona, penyampaian informasi yang keliru dan teori konspirasi yang tersebar di media sosial. Infodemik adalah informasi berlimpah yang sebagian besar tidak akurat. - Tagar  

Explanation:
Kata serapan, yakni infodemik, bisa digunakan sebagai padanan dari infodemic. Istilah infodemik sering dijumpai di media-media nasional.
Andriys Ariesson Harieska Prajas
Indonesia
Local time: 08:40
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