I’ll list here some of the links, websites, pdfs and other items that are of interest to my clients and associates:
Law Enforcement Use of Twitter
Social Media Metrics–Reports on Use of Social Media in 2011 Events, Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County Virginia Social Media in 2011 Flood Metrics
Fairfax County Virginia Hurricane Irene Social Media Metrics
Emergency Communication Analysis–early stage communications on the Sept 8, 2011 power outage in Southern California
Sept 8 SDGE updated Outage Comms Analysis
Master’s Dissertation: BP and President Obama on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
By Kari Etresvaag, Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent, UK
BP and Obama crisis comms on Gulf oil spill
The Whole New Game: How Social Media has completely changed the nature of crisis and emergency communication management
Social Media Change: A Whole New Game
Designing Social Media Policy for Government: Eight Essential Elements
This study by the Center for Technology in Government at the University of Albany, SUNY, is an excellent guide for government communicators on developing appropriate social media use and policy. The authors examined the policies and practices of 26 government entities and interviewed 32 government communicators.
Newseum provides an interactive map that delivers the front pages of 872 newspapers from around the world when you mouse over the city. Quickly scan the primary news coverage around the nation and world.
New National Terrorism Alert System
As of April 21, the federal government issued new guidelines and methods of alerting the public to potential terrorism dangers. It is important for everyone in government emergency management–and the private sector as well– to coordinate in this effort. I can provide additional information but here is the new widget.
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