UID:
almahu_9949598976202882
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 191 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9781003315278
,
1003315275
,
9781000956948
,
1000956946
,
1000956954
,
9781000956955
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in new media and cyberculture ; 58
Content:
"This book offers insights into social media practices and challenges in developing nations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Covering different aspects of social media during the pandemic, the book offers new frameworks, concepts, tools and techniques for integrating social media to support national development. Thematically organised chapters from a global team of scholars address the different aspects of social media during pandemic. The book begins by looking at ICT for development and how development agencies have used social media platforms, before looking at engagement with these social media campaigns and the spread of misinformation. Further chapters cover the practical uses of social media in healthcare and virtual medicine, mental health issues and challenges, remote education, and government policies. This timely volume will be of interest to scholars and students of social media, health communication, global development studies and NGO communication"--
Additional Edition:
Print version: Pandemics in the age of social media Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9781032323930
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003315278
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003315278
