Husain K. et al 2014. ‘A Preliminary Study on Effects of Social Media in Crisis Communication from Public Relations Practitioners’ Views’.Procedia -Social and Behavioral Sciences.pp 223-227.
In this article,the authors think the studies about the effects of social media on crisis communication is not sufficient. Therefore, the authors will seek to link this gap in investigate and provide discernment for institutions to use in supervising crisis communication.The authors have collected some datum which are based on interviews of Malaysia Airlines MH 370 crises.It founds that social media could facilitate the demands for crisis communication through changing the pattern of it from how to report and manage crises by organization .The authors illustrate that social media is a medium that mustn’t be neglected, it is changing crisis communication because of its characteristic (immediacy, ubiquity, and availability ).Even the tools were changing, the basic principles of communication must be applied.Finally, the authors state that crisis communication could adjust and expect how social media would affect a crisis using two participants’ view. This article useful for the intended essay topic,as it is clearly to explain the social media and relationship.This article emphasize that social media differs from traditional media because it is inexpensive and more accessible. This authors set some questions about a very persuasive crisis event- Malaysia Airlines Mh370 crisis,and only one question is addressed.It can be better to understand the importance of social media..For collecting the information,authors find some professional participants who underwent a single phone interview. Despite everyone has their own views which are limited,all of these views are closed to article topic.These practitioners”view makes this article having the possibility to provide a significant foundation for the essay.
This art’s name is ‘Dreamtime – Machinetime’,the painter is Trevor Nickolls whose work as an indigenous artist and represented Australia at the 1990 Venice Biennale alongside Rover Thomas,the first Aboriginal artists as well.In this picture,red and yellow are main color,which represent the religion.This painting looks like an new town, an abstract pattern about bird in the blue background,this means black fellas yearn freedom and equality,just like the birds want to fly.There are some windows in the wall,maybe some people live here,just like a big community,people can talk and dance,having a happy life together.There is a window opened,we can see a pattern like fire,the painter want to demonstrate that religious people have passion to protect their rights.In public sphere,everyone has some rights to communicate,people have rights to express their own opinion whatever who you are.If you want say something,just open your ‘heart’ showing your thoughts to people.This painting is decorated with a abstract snake insignia in yellow.red and black,this pattern shows a link to reality which is a peaceful democratic and equal community.As (Tervor Nickolls 1990) said,I try to connect the gap between Western and Aboriginal art,my work is balancing art,like walking a tightrope between my dreams and my life when I am awake ‘from my Dreamtime to Machinetime’.There are some persons, plants and cars in the bottom,they are represent for a idealistic society,which is Tervor pursuing.He try his best to fight for freedom equality life for black Fellas,and make the Public communication come true in the Civil Rights era in Australian.
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