Sadness, Negativity, and Uncertainty in Education During COVID-19 on Social Media

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Luciana Oliveira ◽  
Paulino Silva ◽  
Anabela Mesquita ◽  
Arminda Sa Sequeira ◽  
Adriana Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Daily News ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
High Degree ◽  
News Headlines

The global COVID-19 pandemic increased social media usage to obtain information and to share concerns, feelings, and emotions, turning it into a prolific field of research through which it is possible to understand how audiences are coping with the multitude of recent challenges. This paper presents results from a social media analysis of 61532 education-related news headlines posted by the major daily news provider in Portugal, Sic Notícias, on Facebook, from January to December 2020. We focus on how the news impacted on audiences’ emotional response and discourse, and we analyze the key issues of the most commented news content. The results show a prevailing sadness among audiences and a very negative discourse all throughout 2020, with a high degree uncertainty being expressed. The main concerns revolved around parents supporting children in their first remote learning endeavors, financial sustainability, the lack of devices, the disinfection of schools, and the students’ mobility, particularly in the non-higher education context.

scholarly journals A Tale of Two Disasters

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 694-694
Author(s):  
Tammy Mermelstein
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Ice Storm ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Individual Survival ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Abstract Preparing for or experiencing a disaster is never easy, but how leaders communicate with older adults can ease a situation or make it exponentially worse. This case study describes two disasters in the same city: Hurricane Harvey and the 2018 Houston Texas Ice Storm and the variation in messaging provided to and regarding older adults. For example, during Hurricane Harvey, the primary pre-disaster message was self-preparedness. During the storm, messages were also about individual survival. Statements such as “do not [climb into your attic] unless you have an ax or means to break through,” generated additional fear for older adults and loved ones. Yet, when an ice storm paralyzed Houston a few months later, public messaging had a strong “check on your elderly neighbors” component. This talk will explore how messaging for these events impacted older adults through traditional and social media analysis, and describe how social media platforms assisted people with rescue and recovery. Part of a symposium sponsored by Disasters and Older Adults Interest Group.

scholarly journals Investigating transportation research based on social media analysis: a systematic mapping review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasnim M. A. Zayet ◽  
Maizatul Akmar Ismail ◽  
Kasturi Dewi Varathan ◽  
Rafidah M. D. Noor ◽  
Hui Na Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Mapping Review ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Systematic Mapping Review

A Social Media Analysis About the Use and Efficacy Of Alternative Child Sleep Aids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel A. Williamson ◽  
Jodi Mindell ◽  
Olivia Cicalese ◽  
Abigail Varker ◽  
Mikayla Carson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Child Sleep

scholarly journals YouTube lens to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a social media analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratikshya Thapa ◽  
Ashish Thapa ◽  
Nabina Khadka ◽  
Ruchi Bhattarai ◽  
Samir Jha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder
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