Christian Rivers
Senior Moderator
Pa Governor?s Rumor Control Hotline for Pandemics
http://www.pandemicflu.state.pa.us/pandemicflu/lib/pandemicflu/ppt/CommandControlFinal.ppt#304,17,
PA Pandemic Influenza Communications Infrastructure
(This is an overall excellent power point presentation on Pennsylvania?s pandemic preparedness plans and the incident command structure.)
http://srdc.msstate.edu/disaster/s4_helping_communities_in_the_immediate_wake_of_a_disaster.pdf
72 pp Disasters risk Communication and Rumor Control Resource
National Rural Behavioral health Center
CDC Sars Communication Plan (with hotline included)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/pdf/guidanceslides110503.pdf
excellent overview
For International Conflict
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/rumor_control/
For Community Crisis (UF student murders in 1990)
http://www.co.alachua.fl.us/government/depts/css/crisis/services.aspx
International events with local impact (Miami Dade County on Castro)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-01-castro-miami_x.htm
Community crisis hotline in Salem Oregon began as antiwar rumor control in 1970.
http://www.northwesthumanservices.org/history.shtml
Michelle Maiese Limiting Escalation / De-escalation Jan 2004
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/limiting_escalation/
Beyond Intractability. Ed. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess. 1 Jun. 2005. Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
<http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/development_conflict_theory/>.
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http://www.pandemicflu.state.pa.us/pandemicflu/lib/pandemicflu/ppt/CommandControlFinal.ppt#304,17,
PA Pandemic Influenza Communications Infrastructure
(This is an overall excellent power point presentation on Pennsylvania?s pandemic preparedness plans and the incident command structure.)
http://srdc.msstate.edu/disaster/s4_helping_communities_in_the_immediate_wake_of_a_disaster.pdf
72 pp Disasters risk Communication and Rumor Control Resource
National Rural Behavioral health Center
CDC Sars Communication Plan (with hotline included)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/pdf/guidanceslides110503.pdf
excellent overview
For International Conflict
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/rumor_control/
For Community Crisis (UF student murders in 1990)
http://www.co.alachua.fl.us/government/depts/css/crisis/services.aspx
International events with local impact (Miami Dade County on Castro)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-01-castro-miami_x.htm
Community crisis hotline in Salem Oregon began as antiwar rumor control in 1970.
http://www.northwesthumanservices.org/history.shtml
Michelle Maiese Limiting Escalation / De-escalation Jan 2004
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/limiting_escalation/
Beyond Intractability. Ed. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess. 1 Jun. 2005. Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
<http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/development_conflict_theory/>.
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I]The media, including radio and television, also plays an important role. Emphasizing the voices of political demagogues in the media can inflame feelings of fear and anger and contribute to invidious distinctions between in-groups and out-groups. Such inflammatory reporting often fuels the escalation spiral and adds to the destructiveness of conflict.
However, the media also has great potential to reduce tensions between countries and can be used to promote understanding between adversaries. Both radio and television can help to clarify important issues and promote public understanding of the conflict. It can also highlight the terrible costs associated with war and violence and help people to recognize that they are on a disastrous course. In addition, mass media communication about possibilities for conflict resolution, including documentaries about successful resolution efforts, might prove highly valuable. In general, these sorts of peace media strategies can help to balance out the voices of extremists[/I]
However, the media also has great potential to reduce tensions between countries and can be used to promote understanding between adversaries. Both radio and television can help to clarify important issues and promote public understanding of the conflict. It can also highlight the terrible costs associated with war and violence and help people to recognize that they are on a disastrous course. In addition, mass media communication about possibilities for conflict resolution, including documentaries about successful resolution efforts, might prove highly valuable. In general, these sorts of peace media strategies can help to balance out the voices of extremists[/I]