Why Social Media Is the New Face of Disaster Response [Infographic]

Can disaster victims get by with a little help from their Facebook friends? This infographic makes a case for social media as the new face of disaster response by illustrating the role that social networks played in the Haiti earthquake of 2010, Japan's tsunami and earthquake in 2011, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Can disaster victims get by with a little help from their Facebook friends? In this infographic, USF’s Online MPA program makes a case for social media as the new face of disaster response by illustrating the role that social networks played in the Haiti earthquake of 2010, Japan’s tsunami and earthquake in 2011, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

In Japan, a hospital worker Tweeted to U.S. Ambassador John Roos to help move 80 patients away from a dangerous nuclear power plant.

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