1PG Student, Journalism and Mass Communication, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
3Assistant Registrar (Academic Branch) & Public Relations Officer, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Palwal, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
Online published on 29 May, 2021.
The rapid spread of corona virus causing COVID-19 pandemic worldwide lead to lockdown in most of the countries across the globe. The lockdown restricted people to the fore walls of their homes who started actively accessing social media sites to stay engaged and for corona virus updates. The purpose of the study is to know how efficiently Facebook was used by the government and people for communicating messages regarding health communication during the pandemic. The study employed online survey to learn about perception of the Facebook users. The findings show that Facebook in delivering the messages in textual manner was more in demand regarding COVID-19.
Covid 19 Pandemic, Facebook, Health Communication.
