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Cross-Sector Emergency Information Networks on Social Media

Online Bridging and Bonding Communication Patterns

Bibliographic Data

ID11674383
AuthorsClayton Wukich (0000-0001-8359-0402, Cleveland State University, OH, USA, corresponding author), Qian Hu (0000-0002-8675-9637, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA), Michael D Siciliano (0000-0001-8688-8685, The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
Year2019
Volume49
Issue7
Pages825-839
Publication date2019-07-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0275074019861701
OpenAlexW2962122050
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited73

A key challenge for public administrators is facilitating communication among diverse actors. This article illustrates the information seeking and sharing preferences of notable emergency information suppliers on social media who operate primarily within four states. Through homophily and brokerage analyses, two basic communication preferences were noted: (a) bridging patterns in which actors interact with diverse sources of information, and (b) bonding patterns in which actors rely on sources from similar backgrounds. Both provide value for practitioners. A crucial task, then, is to balance those approaches and adjust to the shifting demands of the external environment

Bridging (networking · Business · Computer security · Homophily · Information sharing · Key (lock · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Social media · World Wide Web · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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Citations per year3,17
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
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