Goals:
(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;
(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;
(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;
(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;
(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Social Media coverage after terror attack should not to become a source of rumors, speculation, misinformation, ambiguous information, that can increase fear, anxiety, and distress (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ect.) is likely to be part of the terror attack, therefore should be treated accordingly. But also part of the response, therefore a plan should be in place determining contingencies. During the Golden Hours (GH) severe restriction on the social media content should be planned in advance and applied, who will monitor social media, and what messages should be communicated. Social media plays a central role in communicating emergency information during and following community disasters.
Goals:
(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;
(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;
(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;
(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;
(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals are:
(A) to reduce anxiety associated with disaster;
(B) related uncertainty by providing information;
(C) adhere to fact-based reporting;
(D) provide warnings before showing graphic material or decrease graphic content exposure (i.e. images of dead bodies, both close-up and distant);
(E) provide information about accessible health care resources for people who feel they may need help during and following disaster events;
(F) to educate those who may be at risk and facilitate help-seeking;
(G) indicate the date of the material being shown to differentiate between current events versus past events (i.e. time stamps in the broadcasted information) (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals are:
(A) to reduce anxiety associated with disaster;
(B) related uncertainty by providing information;
(C) adhere to fact-based reporting;
(D) provide warnings before showing graphic material or decrease graphic content exposure (i.e. images of dead bodies, both close-up and distant);
(E) provide information about accessible health care resources for people who feel they may need help during and following disaster events;
(F) to educate those who may be at risk and facilitate help-seeking;
(G) indicate the date of the material being shown to differentiate between current events versus past events (i.e. time stamps in the broadcasted information) (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals:
(A) to reduce anxiety associated with disaster;
(B) related uncertainty by providing information;
(C) adhere to fact-based reporting;
(D) provide warnings before showing graphic material or decrease graphic content exposure (i.e. images of dead bodies, both close-up and distant);
(E) provide information about accessible health care resources for people who feel they may need help during and following disaster events;
(F) to educate those who may be at risk and facilitate help-seeking;
(G) indicate the date of the material being shown to differentiate between current events versus past events (i.e. time stamps in the broadcasted information) (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals:
(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;
(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;
(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;
(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;
(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals:
(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;
(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;
(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;
(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;
(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
Goals:
(A) identify immediate needs during disasters, providing critical information to emergency organizations and first responders;
(B) support crisis management and information dissemination via real-time sharing of first-hand accounts;
(C) photo sharing or location check-ins help maintain communication between family members and friends;
(D) should be used in conjunction with traditional media to distribute information;
(E) facilitate collective coping and mutual help (Mash, Fullerton, Ursano, 2020).
