Humanitarian Technologies: Understanding the Role of Digital Media in Disaster Recovery

• Main Authors: Madianou, Mirca, Ong, Jonathan Corpus, Longboan, Liezel, Cornelio, Jayeel, Curato, Nicole
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: Communication; Communication Technology and New Media; Development Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/42; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=dev-stud-faculty-pubs

On November 8th 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. To date, Haiyan remains the strongest storm ever recorded with over 6,300 casualties and more than 12 million people displaced or otherwise affected. Within minutes after Haiyan’s landfall, the web wa...