Using virtual reality as a communication tool for natural disasters: RTVC case on La Palma volcano erupción

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.81243
Keywords: Virtual Reality representation, communication management of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, disaster representation, RTVC's 'Una Hora Menos'

Abstract

This paper analyzes the use and usefulness of Virtual Reality (VR) in the coverage of natural disasters, taking as an object of analysis the specific case of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma. A natural disaster caused an emergency situation on September 19, 2021, and lasted for 85 days. This research aims to analyze the treatment and dissemination that the program 'Una Hora Menos' of Radio Televisión Canaria (RTVC), broadcast from Monday to Friday at 21.30 hours, dispensed to it. I will also focus on the social repercussion generated by the use of VR in the representation of the communication of the disaster, as well as the perception of the public opinion through the messages broadcasted in the social network Twitter.

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María Luisa Sánchez Calero, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Profesora Titular de Redacción Periodística en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Doctora en Ciencias de la Información por esta misma Universidad y licenciada en Periodismo. Autora de numerosas publicaciones ha publicado sus resultados en artículos académicos de prestigiosas revistas científicas. Actualmente codirige el proyecto  I+D+i: Comunicación de crisis y emergencias en Social Media. Estudio de su uso en España y diseño de protocolos informativos para instituciones y medios de comunicación (COMCRISIS).

Beatriz Triguero Oliveros, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Doctoranda en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Información. Periodista especializada en Economía, actualmente desarrolla su carrera profesional en el diario generalista Vozpópuli en Madrid

 

 

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Published
2022-12-21
How to Cite
Sánchez Calero M. L. y Triguero Oliveros B. . (2022). Using virtual reality as a communication tool for natural disasters: RTVC case on La Palma volcano erupción. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 28(4), 983-997. https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.81243
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Vol. 28 No. 4 (2022): ¿Crisis de la mediación? Periodismo, política y ciudadanía ante la desinformación
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Research and Documents

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