The participation on Facebook of stakeholders in non-profit organisations against cancer

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2017.151.13

Keywords:

Non-profit organizations, Facebook, cancer, interaction, health communication

Abstract

In this paper, we analyse the Facebook strategy of four associations against cancer in Ibero-America where cancer is the second highest cause of mortality. We focus on messages with public interaction through the Comment button. The posts that receive most comments are those that refer to cancer in a general way and those that do not mention cancer at all. They inform and raise awareness, pursuing goals that are different to those of the associations, using images, hashtags and website links as their main tools.

Author Biographies

Erika Fernández-Gómez, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) (Spain)

Adjunct Professor at the International University of La RIoja (UNIR) in the Communication Area.

PhD in Communication from the University of Vigo.

He teaches in the Degree in Communication and the masters in Communication and Corporate Identity, Creation of Audiovisual Scripts and Integrated Advertising.

Her main lines of research are: social networks, television, advertising and health communication.

Jesús Díaz-Del Campo, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) (Spain)

Academic director of the Master in Communication and Corporate Identity of the International University of La Rioja (UNIR).

Doctor in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).

Main lines of research: Ethics and Deontology of Communication, Political Communication, Social Networks, Oratory, Radio.

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Published

2017-05-22

How to Cite

Fernández-Gómez, E., & Díaz-Del Campo, J. (2017). The participation on Facebook of stakeholders in non-profit organisations against cancer. Obra Digital, (13), 133–149. https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2017.151.13