Emergency preparedness
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The document discusses the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan and how coverage of the crisis on Twitter affected emergency preparedness advocacy worldwide. It analyzed over 1.4 million tweets between March 1st and April 1st, finding that almost 75% positively reflected Japan's preparedness efforts or advocated for preparedness. The Twitter coverage raised questions about individual and community preparedness levels and generated new discussions around preparedness for vulnerable groups. However, the analysis was limited by only focusing on tweets in that time period and not considering language limitations.
Emergency preparedness
- 1. Earthquake, Tsunami, & Nuclear Crisis in JapanPurdue UniversityTech 621Amanda Stirratt
- 2. Outline HistoryResearch TopicTopic TrendTag CloudSentiment AnalysisImpactLimitationsPhotos: Bloombarlounge.net & City Pictures
- 3. Bit of HistoryTōhoku earthquake and tsunamiFriday, March 11th, 20119.0 magnitude earthquakeOver 18,000 deaths RelevanceAffecting global economyMillions directly affectedEmergency preparedness advocacyContent: Guardian.co.uk
- 4. Research TopicHow did coverage of the Japanese crisis on Twitter effect emergency preparedness advocacy in other parts of the world?
- 5. Topic Trend - OverviewEarthquake 3/11 March 1st –April 1st. 2011
- 6. 1.4 million tweets over 1 month using the following keywords2nd Earthquake 3/28/11
- 7. Topic Trend - PreparednessMarch 11thEarthquakeMarch 1st –April 1st. 2011
- 8. Increase awareness of need for emergency preparedness
- 9. Tag Cloud
- 10. Sentiment AnalysisResultsAlmost 75% of tweets positively reflected both Japan’s preparedness or advocacy for preparedness3,815 tweets gathered specific to preparedness
- 11. Impact on Emergency Prep14,658,154 followers viewed these tweetsCall to actionPeople questioned preparedness efforts at individual and community levelNew information being generatedElderly preparednessPet and animal preparednessPreparedness for chronically individualsRe-tweeting of national preparedness infoIssues with cutting for emergency preparedness funds in USA (Huffington Post)
- 12. LimitationsFocused only on Tweets from March 1st-April 1stSentiment analysis biasNegative words flawed resultsPersonally reviewed=more biasOnly emergency preparedness of Japan crisisLanguage limitations
- 13. Conclusion & QuestionsJapan’s crisis had a positive effect on global emergency preparedness.NationalCommunityIndividual levelQuestions?!?!