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SUBMITTER: Sutton J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4672824 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sutton Jeannette J Gibson C Ben CB Phillips Nolan Edward NE Spiro Emma S ES League Cedar C Johnson Britta B Fitzhugh Sean M SM Butts Carter T CT
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20151116 48
For decades, public warning messages have been relayed via broadcast information channels, including radio and television; more recently, risk communication channels have expanded to include social media sites, where messages can be easily amplified by user retransmission. This research examines the factors that predict the extent of retransmission for official hazard communications disseminated via Twitter. Using data from events involving five different hazards, we identity three types of attr ...[more]