Social media and civic engagement during calamities: The case of Twitter use during typhoon Yolanda

• Main Authors: Soriano, Cheryll Ruth, Roldan, Ma Divina Gracia, Cheng, Charibeth, Oco, Nathaniel
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Twitter; Social media and society > Philippines; Typhoon Haiyan, 2013; Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1368; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2367/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study explores the nature and promise of citizen engagement in Twitter during calamities, specifically in the context of typhoon Yolanda. Through topic modeling and content analysis, the article explores the “acts of civic engagement” expressed in disaster tweets and how the character of the tw...