news media / Web-based news releases / non-official technology sources / public relations crisis / social networking sites / news networks / social media platforms / oil / crisis management tools / social media platform / search feature / social media / food health crisis / social networking platforms / social media sites / social networking / communication tool / social networking platform / social network / public relations practitioners / public relations / /
NaturalFeature
Gulf of Mexico / /
Organization
U.S. government / Department of Communication Research Fellow / American Red Cross / minimize / Congress / Virginia Tech / Mississippi State University / /
Person
Response Laura Richardson Walton / Skye C. Cooley / / /
Position
crisis manager / speaker / defensive end / Coordinator / Social Science Research Center / Assistant Professor / Assistant Professor / Department of Communication / Assistant Professor / Department / /
RUNNING HEAD: BP and Twitter "A Great Day for Oiled Pelicans:” BP, Twitter, and the Deep Water Horizon Crisis Response Laura Richardson Walton, Ph.D., APR*