Archive: Mar 2020
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Unleash the professional communicators in the coronavirus response
The bottom line for public information and public affairs officers in this time of coronavirus/COVID-19 is to keep panic out of the pandemic. Retired FEMA Public Affairs Officer Ed Conley joined me on our PAST Fusion Cell News line to talk about how a lack… Read More
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Why the news media may not be reporting your Coronavirus messages
On the information superhighway, your critical Coronavirus emergency messaging may be hitting a roadblock on its way to reaching one critical external stakeholder – the news media. How do you know if your messages are sitting at a stop sign or not? Public information and… Read More
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Must have best practices for online Coronavirus messaging
As of this Flash Briefing, the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been declared a pandemic, which means there’s a worldwide spread of a new disease. With me on the PAST Fusion Cell News Line was Jeannette Sutton, Communication Professor and Director of the Risk… Read More
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Keeping it real about the Coronavirus: Facts vs Fiction
Separating fact from fiction about the Coronavirus also known as COVID-19 is a monumental task that public information officers are taking on with a passion. The state of Utah has at least one person who has tested positive for the Coronavirus but that person is… Read More