When reading “Miners Trapped At Giant Freeport Mine in Papua” and “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine” it was rather difficult for me to think of how I would personally address the family or the company about these situations. First off I think that I would speak with the families individually because I understand that each case would be different. Such as going to there homes, sitting them down and telling them that we are doing our best to get to the trapped miners and safely bring
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most people in Chile will not forget. News broke out that “San Jose mine, a small copper operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera, suffered a cave-in, leaving thirty three workers trapped underground” (Weik, 2010, p. 65). Minera San Esteban is the mining company who had to announce to the families and workers within the company about this fatal event. Two thousand feet underground, the miners were trapped with limited food, oxygen, and water for a total of sixty nine days (Partch
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2011 UoP Instructor Knowing 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
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the communication during the Chilean copper mine accident in South America, knowing your audience proves to be even more significant when a company has to deal with the outcome resulting from a disaster. Understanding that families and workers need to me told in different manners is a key. The company had to send sympathetic messages to the families, had to inform them about the efforts was made to save their loved ones. On August 5, 2010, a small copper mine in northern Chile collapsed trapping
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deliver a message after an accident or disaster is important, as you are people with a fragile situation and fragile people involved. If a company portrays, through their messages, that the situation is not under control or that they do not care there will be dire consequences for that company and anybody affiliated with the company. On August 5, 2010, a copper mine shaft in northern Chile collapsed leaving 33 miners trapped in the San Jose mine. The miners were trapped 1017 feet below the
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Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Rhonda Jenkins BCOM/275 09/03/2012 Charles Cattermole Chilean Copper Mine Collapse The news of a devastating accident is not easy to prepare or communicate to anyone involved. Being the bearer of bad news is never easy. The way in which the news is delivered, and what must be done before and after the news is relayed is also important. The needs of the employees are different than the needs of the family members of those men who were trapped in the mine. It
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Knowing Your Audience Brian Hedlund BCOM/275 May 30, 2013 Lisa Beggs Knowing Your Audience Public communications during a time of crisis can be critical. It is important to identify the target audience, determine the needs of the audience, and determine the channel of communication for the audience. Considerations of the Audience The two core audiences from the Chilean Miner accident are the families of the victims and the employees of Minera San Esteban
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situation around. The story of the workers trapped in the copper mine in Chile was an example of a seemingly bleak situation, as the miners fought to stay alive while being rescued. An interesting yet sympathetic dynamic about this story is the feeling of being trapped did not only affect those physically trapped in the mine. These people are fathers, sons, brothers, friends and co-workers who one would be safe to assume that the people connected to the workers also felt trapped as they could do nothing but
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Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse. TITLE: What was the incident that took place? Communication will always come in different forms when dealing with certain situations and the parties receiving the communication. Over 30 workers were trapped after a Chilean copper mine collapsed in 2010. According to "Chile Mining Accident (2010)" (2013), On Aug. 5, 2010, a gold and copper mine near the northern city of Copiapó, Chile caved in, trapping 33 miners
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Know the Audience BCOM/275 University of Phoenix Know the Audience This particular situation relates a heart wrenching news story about 33 miners in Chile whose lives were held within the balance of time (Weik, 2010). In explaining this story, one of the most important factors relates to the feelings and emotions within the information to be provided. The story will gear at considerations and assessing the target audience. The audience in this situation will be family, company employees
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