Staff, Directors, educators should always bridge the gap of communication on every end. If there is any other sudden surprises that one needs to know about it should not be withheld from anyone. The main focus for everyone is making sure that the organization properly can deliver what is needed and keep everything in perspective.…
After the company has all the facts and knows what they are facing then have a reputable spokesperson address the media, family, friends, and co-workers with all the facts at hand. This will help all parties understand what they are in for and to start dealing with the situation at hand. Keeping the all parties informed throughout the rescue process though meetings or the media is important. Having somebody from the company to go to the miners loved ones face to face or calling them to ensure that they are well, is a great way to provide answer to the individual…
Which is why it is important that a crisis communication team is hired to train nonprofit staff members and the board of directors on crisis management ahead of time. When a crisis occurs the crisis communication team’s plan should be to lessen damage and end the crisis. In order for this to happen, all staff members needs to know how to identify when a crisis is happening and the appropriate actions that need to follow. The crisis communication team would also inform the employees of when the company is experiencing a crisis and how to communicate to the…
What information do your readers need to receive? They need to know that we are doing things for the best it just wont happen immediately…
There is a major difference in how information is portrayed depending on the audience. Often times, when informing the population of terrible news the audience is looking for as many facts as the journalists will put out there. The miners and the families of the miners trapped in the Chilean copper mine collapse wanted to know everything that was going on and exactly what was going to be done in order to rectify the situation as well as how soon the workers could come home.…
Throughout the end of the 19th century, coal miners tried to Unionize. They believed this protected them from management. In 1902 Anthracite coal miners began a strike which divided the nation. This strike greatly influenced American labor relations for a generation. The coal miners union still struggled to be recognized. Management refused to recognize the Union. They believed it trampled on their rights to run their business any way they please. However the union undertook the dangerous task of organizing coal miners. In 1902 they decided to strike for the miners’ job security. The Union further sought to improve the miners’ standard of living. With the help of J.P. Morgan, the federal government established a commission to settle, and hopefully…
What they had in common is that hey used the best communication that they had available at the time. In the case of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor they used the three major networks and local radio stations which was the best and more efficient way to inform people at that time. In the case of Hurricane Katrina since there was more technology available they used newer sources like internet, cell phones, text messages and other websites to disseminate information which was the best sources to get the information to the public. Because most of the local channels of radio and television were affected and the infrastructures was affected they had to expand communication to outside of the community to bring resources in. Of course television and radio was used, but compared with the Three Mile Island reactor more technology was available. Taking this into consideration, as a Regional Director’s job, finding the correct channels to disseminate the information will be a big task and using the most up to day and the most effective channels will be the key to success. Depending of the crisis or disaster at hand the right channels need to be used initially and if the initial channels are not effective it will be important to reassess to be more…
To the family of the trapped miners I would chose to use the face-to-face approach since such a sensitive matter at hand where their family member’s lives are at risk. The considerations that you need to keep in mind when addressing the family members is that many of them are going to be frightened and scared for the safety of their family members. You will want to have all your facts and be prepared to answer many difficult questions concerning the well-being of the miners and how long it is going to take to rescue them, as well as providing them with the facts about how this happened. A good thing to do in a situation like this is to offer professional counseling to the family members.…
We need to control the media to provide information on what the public can do to avoid the contamination, and what to do if they are contaminated This is where FEMA and other organizations come in again. We also need to make sure that if the area is contaminated that it is turned off for no further usage. We have also enlisted the help of Red Cross and Salvation Army to help us with providing clean and safe water to the public. There will come a point when we may have to deny media information to protect the public. This is in the best interest of our people so they can remain calm. I will also be communicating within the organization, public, and private sectors so it is imperative that when information is released it is correct information. I need to make sure that Information is also released at the correct time. This will cause less panic to the people of the public. This crisis will also change our security at water collection areas. This will make us more aware to test our water supplies more frequently with new and updated equipment to monitor safeness. I would like to reassure you that our Homeland Security advisors are ready to put new security plans into operation as soon as this is under control and the investigation is complete I know that the media took many opportunities to hurt us in this crisis, they also helped us by getting the information out that…
Upon accessing the MSNBC.com website, I was able to locate the article immediately. The article’s title was displayed in bold and blue-colored letters, which stated, “Official: 21 people killed in terror attack in Mumbai.” Once I clicked on the link it revealed a big picture of people surrounded around one of the disaster areas, caused by the bomb explosion. Also, on this website at the bottom it gives three options to tell people about the story. With this in mind, you can choose to email someone, share it on Facebook, or share it on Twitter. These are the key elements people could use in order to spread the story to others, so that they may be knowledgeable of the disasters occurring around the world. MSNBC.com also has an interactive video of Hillary Clinton speaking out about the despicable act of violence against innocent people. Furthermore, it also has a link called NDTV, in India to get a view of the live coverage. Therefore, this article is constantly updated to inform the public of the progress of the city, as well as the causality rate and the injured count. There are many things that happen around the world every day if we want to find out, we just need to know where to look for the things that we want to…
The first is more political and economical rather than cultural - money and power. Most of empires, states and civilizations have allways tried to invade others, or at least spread their influence to get economical and policital profit. With the western culture the best historical examples are probably conquest of The New World, Africa, Australia, and so on. They didn't go there mainly to dominate the native cultures, but to gain money from local resourses and political power.…
The family members would be the number one priority concerning communicating with the different audiences involved with this incident. The ethos from the elements of persuasion should be used when addressing the potential needs of the family. To start this process, a person would need to know the demographic composition of the family members, for example; the age, gender, race, religious believes, financial status, and ethnicity. The person communicating with the family should show competence, empathy, and honesty. Simply put one should be trustworthy and compassionate.…
The first step of creating good crisis communication is developing a crisis communication team. This team usually includes a small number of senior executives, is led by the CEO, and is co-led by a council made up of the firm’s top public relations executive and legal counsel as the CEO’s chief advisers (Brice). During times of crisis, conflict might arise between the organization’s legal counsel and the public relations counsel. While it may be legally sound not to say anything, this kind of reaction can potentially in even greater damage than any financial or legal ramification. So, legal advisors should work in close cooperation with public…
3) Ensure victims and stakeholders are treated with dignity, sensitivity and respect in making and executing administrative and operational decisions…
However, Nurse, Creese, Goldsmith, & Lamberts, (2011) have pointed that there is no one size fits all communication strategy.Several risk communication strategies have been proposed by risk communication scholars; some of these approaches are participatory risk communication strategy; probability risk communication strategy; contextualized approach crisis communication strategy; care communication strategy consensus communication strategy; public relations; stakeholder relations; outrage communication; technocratic risk…