Published May 27, 2021 | Version v1
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Public health agencies outreach through Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication perspective

  • 1. Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland Department of Information Systems, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
  • 2. Social Media Analytics Research Team (SMART) Lab, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University, Ohio, USA
  • 3. Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University, Ontario, Canada

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Governmental and non-governmental institutions increasingly use social media as a strategic tool for public outreach. Global spread, promptness, and dialogic potentials make these platforms ideal for public health monitoring and emergency communication in crises such as COVID-19. Drawing on the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication framework, the authors sought to examine how leading health organizations use Instagram for communicating and engaging during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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