Social media can be a useful tool for communicating during extreme weather events. Omar Pérez Figueroa, an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examined how Twitter (now X) was used when Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres has warned that climate disasters are economic disasters and called on developed countries to deliver on their finance promises.“Climate disasters are economic disasters. As finance ministers, you know that all too well. Storms, floods, fires and droughts are decimating economies around the world. Funds that should be building roads, educating children, and curing the sick, are being swallowed up by the climate crisis,” Guterres warned at the...
Bad Bunny has jokes. Drew McIntyre had a rollercoaster Sunday, winning the Slammy for "Social Star of the Year" and winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title from Seth Rollins at WWE WrestleMania XL. Unfortunately for McIntyre, Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Drew to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title. McIntyre may now need to hand Bad Bunny his "Social Star of the Year" Slammy after the recording artist responded to a tweet sent by McIntyre during his...
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Talks on forming a new right-wing coalition government in the Netherlands continue to be dogged by social media posts, particularly by far-right leader Geert Wilders. On Thursday Wilders refused to withdraw a post he had placed about the VVD’s junior immigration minister Eric van der Burg, describing him instead as someone “who has turned the Netherlands into one big refugee centre” and a “scary little man”. Earlier Van der Burg had said during a parliamentary debate that the decision not
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The Kamehameha Schools is taking action after a threat to the school was circulating on social media. "With an abundance of caution will be canceling school today, Monday, April 15 for all haumāna, staff and faculty at Kalihi-Palama and Kapalama Preschools," the school said in a letter to the KS community. []
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Increasing use of social media and smartphones often cops the blame for an increase in youth mental health issues but the reality is not so simple. We are in the middle of a mental health crisis. Two new studies show that Americans are more worried about their mental health than their physical health. In the UK, research by King's College London found people of all ages agree that young people are struggling with their mental health, with parents blaming the COVID pandemic. In Australia,...
Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang.
Reaching global audiences is easier when everyone is included. In an age when brand reputations live and die on social media, the internal processes and protocols that shape your external strategy play an outsized role in communicating your purpose and commitment to inclusivity. During Ragan and PR Daily’s Social Media conference last month, PwC Social […]
Among the responses, Caitlyn Jenner's reaction stood out, garnering significant attention during this period of widespread astonishment.
I'm not usually one for schadenfreude. Negative emotions are an unhealthy and unproductive way to live, bad karma, bad juju. Having said that The price of the Trump Media stock has now fallen over 50% since it went public two weeks ago. — Read the rest