Abstract
The chapter provides recommendations for key communicators’ social media use during pandemic threats. Recommendations are based on findings from two sets of case studies during the 2014-15 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa: the use by authorities in UK and Norway during the 2014-15 West African Ebola outbreak; and the use by established media in the UK.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Social Media Use in Risk and Crisis Communication |
Editors | Klas Backholm, Harald Hornmoen |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Chapter | 11 |
Pages | 255-275 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Publication status | Published - 01 Oct 2018 |