Using the internet to communicate during a crisis

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Review Article| April 01 2006

Theresa L. Jefferson

Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Publisher: Emerald Publishing

Online ISSN: 1474-1032

Print ISSN: 0305-5728

2006

VINE (2006) 36 (2): 139–142.

https://doi.org/10.1108/03055720610682933

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the internet is influencing and changing communication practices utilized during a crisis.

Design/methodology/approach

Provides an overview of communication practices during recent disasters.

Findings

Discusses the need for disaster management responses to change in order to capitalize on the technology.

Originality/value

This paper is a useful source of information about now the internet is influencing and charging communication practices.

2006

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