The Tampa Tribune published an article Sunday – the first day of Atlantic hurricane season – highlighting how federal and local response and recovery agencies have taken to social media in the last few years to communicate hazards to the public. The article’s author, Keith Morelli, notes: “Social media has quietly taken over as the […]
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If you’re a crisis communicator, you routinely have bad news to give people who are affected by the latest disaster. In the midst of responding to crisis, your job is to build and/or maintain people’s trust and credibility in you and your organization’s abilities. Being transparent with bad news – while telling people what you’re […]
“Concealed within his fortress, the lord of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh. You know of what I speak, Gandalf: a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film version) tl;dr — Identifying lessons learned and gaining knowledge from them […]
There has been a shooting incident at the Columbia mall. No additional details yet. PIO en route. Will update ASAP. — Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) January 25, 2014 Following crisis news in real time is nothing new. Orson Welles proved – at least in theory – in 1938, with his hour-long radio adaptation of War […]