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Citation

The content of social media’s shared images about Ebola: a retrospective study

Author:
Seltzer, E. K.; Jean, N. S.; Kramer-Golinkoff, E.; Asch, D. A.; Merchant, R. M.
Publication:
Public Health
Year:
2015

Social media have strongly influenced awareness and perceptions of public health emergencies, but a considerable amount of social media content is now carried through images, rather than just text. This study’s objective is to explore how image-sharing platforms are used for information dissemination in public health emergencies.