Add to ORKGA paper Presentation during the EAMARC III Conference held at USIU-Africa from 15th November to 17th November 2016On September 21st, 2013 masked gunmen stormed the up market Westgate Mall in Nairobi killing at least 67 people and injuring more than 200 in a hostage situation that lasted for four days. News of the attack broke out on social media immediately. Twitter captured the confusion real time as users tried to unravel what had transpired. Throughout the four-day hostage situation and even after, social media documented the attack to the last detail. From emergency rescue by the Kenya Red Cross, to military operations, to government statements and media interviews, to victims and survivors’ accounts of the attack, to speculations, ...
A paper presentation at the 3rd East African Multidisciplinary Research Conference (EAMARC III) held...
The chapter addresses the question of how crisis and emergency communicators in the justice (police)...
The terrorist attacks in Nairobi Kenya have been widely disseminated by the world media, thus, affec...
On September 2013 an attack on the Westgate mall in Kenya led to a four day siege, resulting in 67 f...
On 22 July 2011, a lone wolf terrorist attacked Norway. At the island of Utøya, he killed 69 people....
The purpose of this research study was to better understand the evolving crisis communication method...
On 22 July 2011, a lone wolf terrorist attacked Norway. At the island of Utøya, he killed 69 people....
Crisis communication is a key component of an effective emergency response. Social media has evolved...
This chapter analyses the Norwegian Twitter-sphere during and in the aftermath of the terrorist atta...
This article explores Kenyan citizens’ right to know details about sensitive security-related inform...
This study is an analysis of the spread of information through Twitter contrasted with the reporting...
This article analyses the use of social networks as a public relations strategy within the framework...
Stephen Thompson, Head of Digital at the University of Sheffield looks at why organisations are adap...
<p>This study attempted to further the literature by showing how crisis communication and social med...
The use of social media in crisis communication has developed substantially in recent years; social ...
A paper presentation at the 3rd East African Multidisciplinary Research Conference (EAMARC III) held...
The chapter addresses the question of how crisis and emergency communicators in the justice (police)...
The terrorist attacks in Nairobi Kenya have been widely disseminated by the world media, thus, affec...
On September 2013 an attack on the Westgate mall in Kenya led to a four day siege, resulting in 67 f...
On 22 July 2011, a lone wolf terrorist attacked Norway. At the island of Utøya, he killed 69 people....
The purpose of this research study was to better understand the evolving crisis communication method...
On 22 July 2011, a lone wolf terrorist attacked Norway. At the island of Utøya, he killed 69 people....
Crisis communication is a key component of an effective emergency response. Social media has evolved...
This chapter analyses the Norwegian Twitter-sphere during and in the aftermath of the terrorist atta...
This article explores Kenyan citizens’ right to know details about sensitive security-related inform...
This study is an analysis of the spread of information through Twitter contrasted with the reporting...
This article analyses the use of social networks as a public relations strategy within the framework...
Stephen Thompson, Head of Digital at the University of Sheffield looks at why organisations are adap...
<p>This study attempted to further the literature by showing how crisis communication and social med...
The use of social media in crisis communication has developed substantially in recent years; social ...
A paper presentation at the 3rd East African Multidisciplinary Research Conference (EAMARC III) held...
The chapter addresses the question of how crisis and emergency communicators in the justice (police)...
The terrorist attacks in Nairobi Kenya have been widely disseminated by the world media, thus, affec...