The Voice of Victims: Positive Response to a Natural Disaster Crisis

In the current study the authors investigate victims' response to a natural disaster crisis event. Crisis communication research has often considered organizations, but neglected the voice of the victims. Similarly, most crisis research emphasizes the negative outcomes of crisis. Positive commu...

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Published in:Qualitative research reports in communication 2012-01, Vol.13 (1), p.53-62
Main Authors: Smith, Frances L. M., Coffelt, Tina A., Rives, April P., Sollitto, Michael
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Ice Storms
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Sensemaking
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