Assignment: EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CASE STUDIES
Emergency Communication Case Studies
Using the information from the Boston Marathon Bombing and Hurricane Irene in North Carolina, read each case study.
Based on your research, create a 2 to 3 pages report in a Microsoft Word document, including answers to the following questions:
a) What barriers were identified to message development for each of these case studies?
b) How was timeliness an issue in each of these case studies? How was it addressed?
c) What was the call to action (response) for each of these case studies?
d) How were the seven steps of crisis communication used (or not) in each of these case studies?
e) What were the similarities between these case studies when it comes to emergency and crisis communication?
f) What were the differences between these case studies when it comes to emergency and crisis communication?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a) The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
b) The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c) Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.