The role of Social media (Facebook) pages in raising awareness about the dangers of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) An analytical study of "Doctors Without Borders" page
تاريخ الاستلام:05/11/2020 تاريخ القبول:16/02/2021
Keywords:
: Facebook ; Risks ; Awareness ; The New Coronavirus Pandemic ; COVID19.Abstract
The herein study aimed to find out the role of the "Doctors Without Borders" page in raising awareness about the dangers of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), by using Facebook as a tool to raise awareness about this epidemic threat.
This study adopted the sample survey method in the context of descriptive researches, using the content analysis tool, to analyze a sample of the publication of the “Doctors Without Borders” page, for the period from 27 March 2020 to 28 September 2020. The study concluded that: The page's publications reflected the tremendous human effort the organization is making with its Facebook page to raise awareness and continuously sensitize about the dangers of the virus. The organization has used all available communication resources on the page to bring knowledge and raise awareness, and the rate of updating of publications was on daily basis mostly.
Through its publications, the organization has focused on all prevention means and measures needed to reduce the spread of the virus and reduce its spread through cognitive-based uses and by avoiding fatalism and panic spreading speech.
