Social media communication during disease outbreaks:: Findings and recommendations

Colin McInnes; Harald Hornmoen

Social media communication during disease outbreaks: Findings and recommendations

Colin McInnes, Harald Hornmoen

Department of International Politics

OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

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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 2014-2015 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa: The use by authorities in UK and Norway during the 2014-2015 West African Ebola outbreak; and the use by established media in the UK.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Media Use In Crisis and Risk Communication
Subtitle of host publication	Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness
Editors	Klas Backholm, Harald Hornmoen
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing
Chapter	11
Pages	255-275
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781787562691
ISBN (Print)	9781787562721
Publication status	Published - 01 Oct 2018

Keywords

Ebola outbreak
Established UK media
Health authorities
Recommendations
Risk communication
Social media

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