Social Media Applications in Crisis Management of Natural Disasters: Lessons for the Arab Region

Arab Media & Society, 25, 1-10, Winter/Spring 2018

10 Pages Posted: 21 Mar 2018

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Abdulrahman Elsamni

Faculty of Mass Communication - Ain Shams University

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

This article examines the role of social media in crisis management of natural disasters as it applies to both governments and individual citizens. It aims to determine whether social media applications can reframe the management of natural disasters and offer added value in comparison to traditional media. If so, how, and what, are its limitations? In so doing, this article outlines the strengths and opportunities of social media crisis interaction and weighs them against the weaknesses and potential threats of its use, in order to come out with recommendations on best practices for Arab citizens, governments, and organizations regarding the possible uses of social media in managing natural disasters.

Keywords: Social Media, Crisis Management, Natural Disasters, Arab Region

Suggested Citation

Elsamni, Abdulrahman, Social Media Applications in Crisis Management of Natural Disasters: Lessons for the Arab Region (2018). Arab Media & Society, 25, 1-10, Winter/Spring 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3142176

Abdulrahman Elsamni (Contact Author)

Faculty of Mass Communication - Ain Shams University

Cairo
Egypt

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