Praise for taking the lead, being decisive and knowing her rhetorical craft. Criticism for playing the fear card and being too choreographed. Eight experts discuss the first phase of Mette Frederiksen’s corona crisis communication.
Several experts, including Pelle Guldborg Hansen, believe that Mette Frederiksen’s communication style has helped shut down debate and critical questions:
“When you communicate like that in crisis situations, people join in. And anyone who questions the decisions is shamed because they are seen as an attack on the importance of the mission.”
