HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HELPED OTHER FAMILIES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IN DISCERNING INFORMATION DURING CALAMITIES.

“Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community.” -Simon Mainwaring

Social media as defined by Daniel Nations, are web-based communication tools that enable people to interact with each other by both sharing and consuming information. Social media in our present time has become vital in every aspect of human life. It served as a tool for communicating with other people in a much effective and convenient way. It also allows us to communicate with people anytime and anywhere and even interact to a large number of people.


Social media also play an important role in disseminating information during calamities or disaster. It allows people to share and exchange information during a calamity and ask for help. Facebook and Twitter for example, are two social media platforms which are popular for posting news or updates about a disaster, as these has millions of users which visit these sites regularly. But in the long run, how had the social media helped families, social workers and the government in discerning information during calamities?


Through social media, every family during a calamity can easily communicate with their relatives from other places. They are able to communicate and check on the current situation of their relatives and ask if they need any help. Through Facebook, Messenger and other forms of social media, they can also give or send warnings and updates to notify their family members and relatives so they can prepare and be reminded of the precautionary measures during a calamity. Meanwhile, through social media, social workers become more aware and informed about the degree of situation of what they have to go through and what kind of response they have to give during a calamity. They are able to locate easily the places where their aid is most needed. On the other hand, through social media, the government are able to ask help from the government of other countries to send aid to the affected areas. The government then can also disseminate information and updates of the delivery of relief and help they will provide to the victims with the use of social media.


SOCIAL MEDIA vs. TRADITIONAL MEDIA

Discerning information through the social media in the present is much more convenient compared to the past media we used before such as television, radio and printed media. With social media, one can get real time updates during a calamity anywhere and anytime while with the traditional media you can only get access to news if you are at home or in a place with television and radio. Traditional media only offers a one way conversation and therefore there is no chance for a person to communicate his or her thoughts about a news. On the contrary, social media provides a two way conversation and thus, it allows people to exchange and share information with others. Through social media, one can interact with another while obtaining and giving information. Although the down side of social media is that the news coming from this are not always reliable compared to traditional media in which the content are polished by professionals or experienced people in the field. It would still then come down that both the social media and the traditional media should be used by people in discerning information wisely to be able to provide the correct and honest information to all.


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