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Disasters and the Media
Shirley . Ed(S): Harrison
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Description for Disasters and the Media
Hardback. An examination of the role of the media during crises, which considers the general issues that are pertinent in communicating at a time of disaster, and looks at the relationship between the media and the organisations dealing with particular crises, such as Hillsborough and Dunblane. Editor(s): Harrison, Shirley. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFC; JKSR; JKSW; KJM; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Crisis management is of increasing importance to organisations. With the rise of single-issue pressure groups, the development of sophisticated and informed consumers and volatile voters, no organisation in the public or private sector can afford to neglect preparation for dealing with the disasters that may befall it. This book aims to improve the relationship between the media and those subject to media scrutiny at a time of crisis or disaster by generating mutual understanding of their needs. Drawing on the experience of practitioners, it aims to disseminate good practice. Part I sets the context and raises ... Read more
Crisis management is of increasing importance to organisations. With the rise of single-issue pressure groups, the development of sophisticated and informed consumers and volatile voters, no organisation in the public or private sector can afford to neglect preparation for dealing with the disasters that may befall it. This book aims to improve the relationship between the media and those subject to media scrutiny at a time of crisis or disaster by generating mutual understanding of their needs. Drawing on the experience of practitioners, it aims to disseminate good practice. Part I sets the context and raises ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333717851
SKU
V9780333717851
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Shirley . Ed(S): Harrison
SHIRLEY HARRISON is a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University. Prior to that she was Head of Public Relations at Sheffield City Council. She is a member of the Institute of Public Relations.
Reviews for Disasters and the Media
'Shirley Harrison has pulled together an extremely varied and useful account of emergencies and the media, an invaluable resource for all of us, which ever side of the emergencies 'fence' we find ourselves.' - Jon Snow, Civil Protection