Use of Social Media and Mobile Devices for Station Continuity and News Coverage
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Use of Social Media and Mobile Devices for Station Continuity and News Coverage
David
Stephenson
SAFER Emergency Consultant
Stephenson Strategies
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Emergent behavior in disasters
2. Social Media and Station Operations in a Disaster
2.1. Experiment now
3. Principles of Social Media Use in a Disaster
3.1. Instead of top-down direction, solutions emerge
3.2. Organizational charts must be flexible in a disaster
3.3. Everyone can contribute
3.4. Strategy, tactics and tools must change on the fly
4. Devices and social media apps for disasters
4.1. Devices
4.1.1. Cellphones
4.1.2. Smartphones
4.1.3. Walkie-talkies
4.2. Applications
4.2.1. Twitter/Yammer
4.2.2. Facebook
4.2.3. Wikis
4.2.4. Crowdmap
4.2.5. Photos and Video
4.2.6. Comprehensive app
5. Creating a new synthesis: emergent journalism
5.1. The challenge in setting up an emergent journalism process
6. Emergent Journalism Process
6.1. Take the initiative: hold a Meetup
6.2. Why wait for a crisis?
6.3. When disaster strikes
7. Resources
