Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse

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    Knowing Your Audience and Communication Bcomms/275

    Knowing Your Audience and Communication BCOMMS/275 The article Over 30 workers trapped after Chilean copper mine collapse by Weik, 2010 gave a poor accounting of the issue at hand. The flow of the article was poor, and the communication itself offered the copper miner families and employees of the company little information and no clear next steps. During times of emergency, clear and concise communications are critical

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    Chilean Copper Mine Collapse

    Chilean Copper Mine Collapse The Chilean mine collapse in which over 30 workers were trapped in Northern Chile is an example where knowing your audience is important when you have to pass the information of the collapse. The incident in question (Weik, 2010), “San José mine, a small copper operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera, suffered a cave-in on August 5, leaving 33 workers trapped underground. Rescuers are drilling holes in an attempt to locate the workers, but there

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    Chilean Miners

    Chilean Mine Collapse:Effective Communication BCOM/275 Ralph Schoen March 27,2014 Tenisha Giles In the communication process, it is important that one know the audiences in which they are delivering a message. The main purpose when speaking to a group of people is to persuade, entertain, or inform. In order to communicate effectively, you must know who is in your audience. If you feel as though a certain person of the group

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    33 Miners Trapped

    Thirty-three workers became trapped during a Chilean copper mine collapse near the northern town of Copiapó, Chile on August 5, 2010. The tragedy captured the attention of media, and audiences, around the world alike. Once reported, hopes and prayers went out the trapped workers, the workers families and the rescue workers from the hearts of many. During severe heart-wrenching incidents, such as this, it is important to consider the roles of those involved. The potential needs of the workers, whose lives

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    Outsourced

    “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” Kevin Ivery BCOM275 September 30, 2013 University of Phoenix “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” Technology played an important role in the communication of the 33 miners that were trapped for 69 days underground. All types of communication were used from live minute to minute news coverage to the world

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    Mine Collapse

    2014 San José, Chile - Mine Collapse When delivering any message to an audience it is important to take the gender, ethnic make-up, age and relation to the reason for the message into consideration. When it comes to the Chilean mine collapse, according to Yaxley, a reporter, the timely deliverance of the news concerning the situation was a triumph. She contributes the triumph to the leadership style of Chilean president Sebastian Pineda. His government took control after the mine’s owners were

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    Knowing Your Audience

    Communication Release Kendra Schilling BCOM 275 January 30, 2012 Britta Cammarata Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release On August 5, 2010, the airwaves and newsprint ran a story about a small copper mine in northern Chile collapsing and trapping 30 miners inside. On this day the Minera San Esteban Primera Mining Company had a difficult task set before them. The company would not only have to inform the families of the trapped miners and its employees of the accident but would also

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    Knowing Your Audience Paper

    paper will be in discussion of “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse”, and how mass communications are needed in such disastrous situation and how their efforts to communicate should be handle. When confirming information to another company, business, organization, or a group of people it is of the imperative that an establishment knows their audience. Especially, if there’s info regarding fatalities or a disastrous event. The Chilean Copper Mine Collapsing was a very prodigal

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    Bcom275 Business Communications and Critical Thinking - Week 2

    Research on the Chilean Mine Collapse of 2010 This paper researches four news articles that reported on the Chilean mine collapse that occurred on 5 August, 2010. The focus will be on the communications of the collapse regarding audience. The paper will discuss the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident and the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident. Finally the question “What actions must you take

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    Knowing Your Audience

    audience is extremely important. This is especially true during disasters such as the one that struck the Chilean copper mine on August 5, 2010. This incident involved 33 men becoming trapped 2300 feet below the ground and under 700 meters of granite. It is important that managers understand the components of communication and how to direct that communication effectively to both the families of the trapped miners and the employees of the company. Considerations for the different

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