Social media in emergency management: Twitter as a tool for communicating risks to the public
Abstract
One of the main challenges of emergency management lies in communicating risks to the public. On some occasions, risk communicators might seek to increase awareness over emerging risks, while on others the aim might be to avoid escalation of public reactions. Social media accounts offer an opportunity to rapidly distribute critical information and in doing so to mitigate the impact of emergencies by influencing public reactions. This article...
Paper Details
Title
Social media in emergency management: Twitter as a tool for communicating risks to the public
Published Date
Oct 1, 2016
Volume
111
Pages
86 - 96
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