Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World.
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 Comm...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
2013.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 are redefi. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780124079250 0124079253 1306220440 9781306220446 9780124078680 0124078680 |