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AMBER Alerts On Facebook: A Social Responsibility for Emergency Management

Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 14, 2015

With social media connecting people around the world and enabling them to communicate with one another in real-time, it only makes sense that the major social media platforms find ways to collaborate with emergency management organizations and facilitate the dissemination of important updates in different types of crises.

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Newborn Abducted from Hospital and Social Media Saves the Day

Melissa Agnes

JUNE 4, 2014

When Victoria’s parents and the hospital realized what had happened, they alerted the authorities. An amber alert was issued at 7pm and the picture of the abductor, taken from the hospital’s security footage, was plastered all of local media and social media. Step 1: Conduct a vulnerability audit.

Social Media

Social Media Healthcare Case Study Crisis Communications

AMBER Alerts On Facebook: A Social Responsibility for Emergency Management

Newborn Abducted from Hospital and Social Media Saves the Day

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