Building public resilience through social media activism during a collective tragedy

Yeunjae LeeDepartment of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Jo-Yun LiDepartment of Strategic Communication, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Dongya WangDepartment of Strategic Communication, School of Communication, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Xiao MaDepartment of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism

Published online on October 29, 2025

Abstract

Journalism, Ahead of Print.
Using the case of the crowd crush tragedy in South Korea, this study examined how publics’ communicative actions on social media helps them to achieve community resilience after experiencing a collective tragedy. Results of a survey with 420 citizens ...