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and the Christchurch Earthquake
Alice Blair
Danie
l van
Wely
EngPoh
Jessic
aMurphy
Thoma
s Mead
young adults use facebook a lotyeah, you‟re guilty
how did young adults
use facebook during
the recent earthquakes
of 2010 and 2011 ?
new media technologies
do not just add to culture,
they transform it completely
Neil Postman
social media was “used
heavily by the authorities,
media and citizens” in the
Queensland floods disaster.
Mark Freeman
University of Wollongong
affords citizen
journalists
the possibility
to break
profound
news stories
to a global
public”
Wayne Xin Zhao
Jing Jiang
“twitter actively help[s]
spread news of
important world events”
Dhiraj
Murthy
most disaster research
focuses on twitter
so we focused on
a qualitative approach______________________________________
provides “a high level of measurement
precision and statistical power” - Schroder
an online survey
wide range of responses
9
37
91%
%%
overall increase in facebook use
accessed facebook within 24 hours
accessed facebook almost immediately
after the earthquakes
communication
facebook chat was
the
most used tool
posting to walls was
also popular
connected inside
New Zealand
100% 38%
59%connected outside
of New Zealand
contacted place
of education
15%contacted local
organizations
29%contacted their
workplace
information
63%„liked‟ at least one earthquake information page
49%used facebook take part of a volunteer movement
“being able to get instant updates on the earthquakes and aftermath was very practical and useful”
“connected me with all the information I needed”
good feelings
isolation
“I would of felt more alienated from others”
___________________________
“there‟s a community feel on facebook”
“a coping mechanism”
In the event of similar
disaster, we recommend
that organizations (from
work places to response
teams) have an active
voice on facebook.
go spread
the love
virtual communitythe result?
thanksfor watching!
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