Title: Social Media in Disasters - PrepareCenter
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Household
Community Organization
Local and National Government

Content: The content of social media during a crisis can be a rich material for social scientists to analyse in order to have a better knowledge on risks and crises. Social media risk and crisis communication are useful tools to build trust. The use of social media could improve transparency and trust in public authorities. Government authorities and more broadly experts are not easily trusted anymore in crisis situations after cases of misinformation. Social media can be used to enhance recovery management in two ways: through the sending of information on reconstruction and recovery and through the provision of stress management. In post crisis phases, social media can be used to se