Asynchronous 5.1
We all know that social media is a vast platform where people share and congregate information. Social media can have good and bad effects in terms of exchanging information, but this blog will enlarge the topic of the benefits people acquire by being a social media user. Social media is the most convenient platform where people discerned information. Spreading news is a tremendous job and social media is the sea where fishes of information are swimming. Fishers are the people who catch this information and these fishers can be classified as the unit of our society such as families, social workers, and the government.
How can this sea of information help these fishers?
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Family – Discerning information during calamities is important, especially to know the current situation of our relatives in different places. Social media is the most convenient and most updated platform that we can use to discern information and contact our relatives. Unlike radio or television, and printed way of broadcasting news, social media can feature not just the popular topic but the condition of each person if they have the willingness to post a status update during a calamity.
Social worker – During challenging times, social workers serve individuals and their families and ensure that vulnerable people, including children and adults, are protected from harm. Their role is to help improve outcomes in the lives of people. They maintain professional partnerships and serve as advocates and guides. Television, radio, and print media are all water under the bridge these days. Social workers, for the most part, maneuver social media a channel for connecting to different people peculiarly at times of calamities.
Government – Social networking enables quick but effective public interaction, offers a useful way to create confidence in the audience, and provides useful insights into public opinion to help inform government decisions and public policy. During calamities governments, media presence is crucial so that people will see if the leaders they choose are worthy of their positions. Contrary to the past, where the government utilizes television, radio, and other printed media as a way to broadcast, social media is a faster platform for them to broadcast.
