Title
Log in if you survived: Collective coping on social media in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
Date Issued
01 November 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Michigan State University
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
This study explores the use of Facebook for collective coping in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded on Earth, which hit the Philippines in November 2013. When traditional communication channels became non-operational, non-traditional information sources and communication platforms, such as Facebook, became salient. Drawing from interviews with 29 individuals from various groups—government officials, local journalists, and residents—this study found three collective coping strategies facilitated by Facebook. First, social media became a platform for survivors to tell their friends and family they survived. Second, social media provided a means for residents to participate in the social construction of their experience. Finally, social media also became a venue for survivors to manage their feelings and memories by documenting—and memorializing—what they experienced and how they are moving on.
Start page
1778
End page
1793
Volume
19
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medios de comunicación, Comunicación socio-cultural
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85031818264
Source
New Media and Society
ISSN of the container
14614448
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus