The Impact of Social Media on Risk Communication of Disasters—A Comparative Study Based on <i>Sina</i> Weibo Blogs Related to Tianjin Explosion and Typhoon Pigeon

Social media has brought opportunities and challenges to risk communication of disasters by undermining the monopoly of traditional news media. This paper took blogs about Tianjin Explosion and Typhoon Pigeon posted through <i>Sina</i> Weibo as empirical objects. Moreover, the paper used...

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Main Authors: Tiezhong Liu, Huyuan Zhang, Hubo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/3/883