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When To Start Freaking Out - Audience Engagement On Social Media During Disease Outbreaks
Category: Education
Duration: 00:35:21
Publish Date: 2018-04-08 19:00:00
Description: == Aashka Dave: "When to Start Freaking Out: Audience Engagement on Social Media During Disease Outbreaks" == How do perceptions of risk contribute to sensationalized social media spectacles, and how might social media practices further such a practice? This thesis will explore sensationalism and gatekeeping through an examination of how news and public health organizations used social media during the most recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks.
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