Self-correcting mechanisms and echo-effects in social media: An analysis of the "gunman in the newsroom" crisis

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 334-341

  Jong, Wouter ^a,b   Dückers, Michel L A ^c,d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nederlands Genootschap Van Burgemeesters   (Netherlands)

^c Partner in Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crisis; Crisis communication; Live tweeting; News; Rumors; Social media; Twitter

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; TERRORISM;

CRISIS; CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS; LIVE-TWEETING; NEWS; RUMORS; SOCIAL MEDIA; TWITTER;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84958533643     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.032     Document Type: Article

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