| dc.contributor.author | Currie-Mueller, Jenna Lee | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examines the use of Twitter by decision-makers, the media, and the public during the pre-crisis stage of the 2013 Fargo-Moorhead flood. Three research questions guide this study in order to gain understanding of the content and assumed motives that drive users to utilize Twitter prior to a crisis. Data analysis revealed that decision-makers and the media active in tweeting were consistent with what would have been expected in a crisis situation. Additionally, the public were driven by the assumed motive of sharing and seeking information during the pre-crisis stage, consistent with previous research regarding the crisis stage. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | “I Signed up for Twitter. Reason? Flood News.”: An Analysis of Pre-Crisis Tweets Made by Decision-Makers, Media, and the Public | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-30T16:07:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-30T16:07:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27358 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Online social networks | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Communication | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Communication | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Littlefield, Robert S. | |
