significant component to the profession’s development came from the Creel Committee during World War I. A member of the committee, Edward L. Bernays, later considered by many to be the father of public relations, was part of a massive verbal and written communications effort to gain support of the war. According to Bernays, “this was the first time in our history that information was used as a weapon of war.” There were other key people and events, which were very influential in promoting the growth of the
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disaster. The idea of sharing information does not occur overnight, the plan should be implemented before any disaster occurs. Many of the issues responders face range from a lack of preparedness and training of emergency responders to a lack of communication. Disaster readiness remains uneven across the United States especially in small cities or rural areas and without significant disaster preparedness many emergency responders or emergency facilities such as hospitals or clinics remain unprepared
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In “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway (1927), the theme is overcoming challenges during major life decisions and the importance of communication and courage during a time of crisis. A few of the symbols in the story were hills, white elephants, and a railroad. This was a story of a couple’s struggle with a life changing decision to have or abort a baby. As they both sat at a train station, they discussed the American’s desire for an abortion and Jig’s want for the pregnancy. She
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Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release When a tragedy takes place news, information and misinformation travel rapidly in the surrounding areas near the crisis. Most of the times depending on the magnitude of the issue, word will quickly travel around a country and in certain cases the world. Word traveled quickly around the world when the San Jose mine collapsed in the Atacama region of Chile back on August 5, 2010 occurred. When communicating an incident like this you must realize
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Conditions Communications Strategy: Victoria’s Secret Jasmine Rhodes Southern New Hampshire University Conditions Communication Strategy: Victoria’s Secret In December of 2011, Bloomberg News published an article that brought up allegations against Victoria’s Secret regarding one of their overseas suppliers. The news report stated that child labor laws were being violated by their cotton manufacturer in Burkina Faso, which is an undeveloped country located in West
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1; June 2010 Studies on College Student Psychological Crisis Intervention System Feng Han School of Management, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shengyang 110068, China E-mail:hanf606@163.com The present paper was the research results of Technology Key Project of “Control and Treatment of Water Pollution” (No. 2008ZX07208-001) and the project of Shenyang Association of Social Sciences (No. sysk2010-10-12). Abstract The psychological crisis of college students has its own characteristics. The present
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Economic Reforms in Asia: The Indian Case Study The Asian economy has seen a rapid rise over the past decade with countries such as China, India and South Korea making major headways. China, being the leader of the group, has been largely tipped by many economists to overtake the US as the world’s superpower by 2025. Asian GDP Performance (1997-2005) Source: http://www.treasury.gov.au The success of these nations came on the back of major economic
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by governments and financial regulatory bodies.[4] Since it is difficult to establish the clear meanings of the term of regulation, there are two approaches taken by Evans[5] and also Hadjiemmanuil.[6] Beside, it is also important to understand the crisis management techniques available to bodies such as Financial
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Your Audience Communicating effectively in a time of crisis is crucial to informing every body of the incident and contributes to a successful outcome of an already stressful event. The Chilean copper mine collapse is a classic example of an incident requiring multiple levels of communication, particularly to the families of the miners and the company’s employees. To start with, developing the communication requires a consideration for the people in the audience and their respective
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Scarce Resources Article Nurses depend on a variety of resources every day that affect patient care. Staffing issues and supply shortages are sometimes daily battles. A growing concern is drug shortages to hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices. Drug shortages can affect drug therapy, postpone medical procedures, and result in medication errors. An article published in the American Journal of Nursing in November 2011 discussed the national impact of the drug shortage on health systems.
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