UID:
edocfu_9958089701402883
Format:
1 online resource (xxii, 259 pages) :
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illustrations (chiefly color)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
0-12-407925-3
Series Statement:
Gale eBooks
Content:
Communications are key to the success of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Accurate information disseminated to the general public, to elected officials and community leaders, as well as to the media, reduces risk, saves lives and property, and speeds recovery. Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World, Second Edition, provides valuable information for navigating these priorities in the age of evolving media. The emergence of new media like the Internet, email, blogs, text messaging, cell phone photos, and the increasing influence of first informers a
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Communications: the critical function -- The changing media world -- The "new" news room -- Disaster coverage past and present -- Principles of a successful communications strategy -- Application of communications principles to all four phases of emergency management -- Disaster communications audiences -- How to adapt to the changing media environment -- Case studies -- Climate change -- Communicating during a public health crisis -- Building an effective disaster communications capability in a changing media world.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-407868-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-306-22044-0
Language:
English
