One of the team members we have in any disaster event is your local media. They may be a newspaper, radio station and in some market’s multiple television stations. In this podcast we explore how the media covers a disaster. The guest, Glenn Farley, a now retired television journalist, covered many disasters when he worked for KING TV You will hear what his approach was to informing the public and bringing science to the table in doing so. Also, the fact that the media has a role in preparing the public for disasters and encouraging individual and family disaster preparedness. For another previously recorded podcast that is related to this one listen to The Media’s Use of Drones That topic was only touched on briefly in this podcast.

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Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast, Blog & EricHoldeman.com.



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