A Systematic Literature Review of Natural Disaster Reporting on Douyin in the Era of Short Videos

Wusi and Massila Binti Hamzah
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Wusi: Taylor’s University
Massila Binti Hamzah: Taylor’s University

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 1, 3010-3021

Abstract: With the widespread adoption of smartphones and the rapid development of network technology, the short video industry has risen quickly, ushering in an era of rapid growth. Short video news, characterized by its visual appeal, real-time updates, multimedia elements, mobile-friendliness, and user engagement, meets the modern social media audience’s demand for fast access to and sharing of news information, making it an increasingly favoured form of news reporting by media outlets. Douyin is China’s most popular short video platform, with 755 million monthly active users in China as of February 2024, far surpassing any other short video platform. As one of the countries most affected by natural disasters, China places great importance on disaster reporting and risk communication in the digital age when faced with sudden natural disasters. Therefore, natural disaster reporting on Douyin has garnered significant attention. To construct a research framework for natural disaster reporting on Douyin, this paper conducted a comprehensive literature review. While current academic research provides a wealth of literature on Douyin and disaster reporting, few studies narrow the scope specifically to natural disaster reporting on Douyin. Using keywords such as natural disaster, crisis, natural disaster reporting, social media, Douyin, short videos, short video reporting, and citizen journalism, this paper follows the literature review procedure described by Otero-Cerdeira et al. (2015) and searches web-based literature (including blog posts and institutional websites), official literature (e.g., government and disaster organization reports), and scientific literature (e.g., books and journal papers). The review also included a backward search of references to identify additional relevant literature. The systematic perspectives from the literature were summarized and are explained in this paper.

Date: 2025
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