Using Social Media Networks as a Tool for Raising Awareness on the Reconstruction of Infrastructure in Libya - A Field Study on Sample of Facebook Users in the Cities of Benghazi and Sirte

Abstract

This study aims to identify how social media platforms can be used as a tool to raise awareness of the reconstruction of infrastructure in Libya, applying to the cities of Sirte and Benghazi. The study is considered one of the descriptive studies, as the survey methodology that relied on to collect and analyze data. In this study, the researcher used the questionnaire form as a basic tool to collect information from a random sample of (297) users of social media platforms.

  The study has reached a set of results, the most important of which are:

- 86.7% of the respondents stated that the content provided on social media platforms contributes to raising awareness of development and reconstruction issues.

- The results indicate a high percentage of those who participate in publications related to development and reconstruction projects, reaching 93.9% of the sample.

- The official website of the development and Reconstruction Authority ranked first among the options offered as the most credible bodies in dealing with news related to development and reconstruction, with a percentage of (63.2%) of the respondents).