Gonçalves, GiselaPiñeiro-Naval, ValerianoSá, Sónia de2022-08-292022-08-292022Gonçalves, G.; Piñeiro-Naval, V. & Sá, S. (2022). Risk communication and disinformation in Portugal: how media consumption affects understanding of Covid health-protective messages. In R. Tench, J. Meng & A. Moreno (Eds), Strategic Communication in a Global Crisis (pp. 112-131). RoutledgeISBN: 978-103-202-695-4http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12333This chapter explores how media consumption by the Portuguese influences their perception of (mis)information, including the awareness of self-protective messages. Starting with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, the authors reflect upon the theoretical-practical implications of the data obtained during the second wave of the disease in Portugal.engCovidDesinformationPortugalRisk communicationbook part10.4324/9781003184669-12