Coming Together Around Hashtags: Exploring the Formation of Digital Emergent Citizen Groups

It has been well established that during and after crisis or emergency events, groups of citizens come together to help one another, solve problems, and manage recovery or cleanup. These groups are called emergent citizen groups. They form organically and often disband when the emergency is managed....

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Main Authors: Andrew S Pyle, Brandon Boatwright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Public Interest Communications
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Online Access:http://journals.fcla.edu/jpic/article/view/104704