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- Images, like this one, appeared on the popular social sites Reddit and 4Chan following the Boston Marathon Crisis, as the public tried to help police identify a suspect. (Image source, Yahoo! News)
Where do you turn to follow breaking news? Like many people, you indulge in various mediums (likely all at once); consuming as much information as possible, actively and passionately following for more developments and more news. But are we relying solely on news media for our breaking news? The answer is a resounding no. Although traditional news still plays an important role in verifying the facts and providing subject matter expert insight, people are increasingly looking to other sources.
So where is the public going to follow breaking news? The answer is everywhere. As crisis communicators and issue managers, we should be asking a better question: where is the public going to participate in breaking news and, more importantly, how do we manage these new inputs into our response?
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15.01.2013
An exploration of communications and the conversations surrounding hydraulic fracturing The practice of hydraulic fracturing has been around for more than half a century, and since that time, more than one million Canadian wellbores have been drilled and stimulated using this process. Companies are relying on this method to reach oil and natural gas plays [...]
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28.11.2012
The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has released a draft update of Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry. Directive 071 is a regulation that requires energy companies operating in Alberta to have an appropriate level of emergency preparedness measures in place. In the broadest context, proposed changes will expand [...]
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