Mirca Madianou
Digital Inequality and Second-Order Disasters: Social Media in the Typhoon Haiyan Recovery
Goldsmiths University of London
article investigates intersection digital social inequality context disaster recovery article responds optimism present recent claims humanitarian technology refers empowering uses applications interactive technologies disasteraffected people drawing longterm ethnography affected communities recovering typhoon haiyan hit philippines 2013 triggering massive humanitarian response article offers grounded assessment role social media disaster recovery particular article focuses whether positive consequences associated digital media use equally spread among better socially marginalized participants analysis reveals sharp digital inequalities map onto existing social inequalities already betteroff participants access rich media landscape able navigate often reaping significant benefits lowincome participants trapped delayed recovery diminished social media opportunities fact participants using social media recover rapid pace others languishing behind represents deepening social inequalities sense digital inequality amplify social inequalities leading potential secondorder disaster refers humanly perpetuated disasters even surpass effects natural disaster