The Role of Social Media in Disasters

• 1.The Role of SocialMedia in DisastersJames GarrowPhiladelphia Department of Public Health

2. Social Media 3. Social MediaKids 4. Social MediaGovernment 5. On media 6. Information The PublicOn media 7. Information The PublicOn media 8. On mediaInformation The Public 9. 4/2012, PewInternet &American LifeProject 10. 2/2013, PewInternet &American LifeProject 11. Information Seeking in a Disaster 12. Red Cross Survey 12% of the American public has usedsocial media in a disaster After seeing emergency info on a socialmedia site, 77% have checked on theirfamily and friends Nearly 40% would use social media to letloved ones know they were safe after adisaster 13. Examples 14. Hurricane Sandy 15. Step 1: Monitor 16. Step 2: Participate 17. Step 3: Be wary 18. Step 4: Executive buy-in 19. Thank youhttp://about.me/jgarrow