MGTO 30670 — Crisis Communication (McKendree)

News and Media Source Search Tips

High profile crisis responses are often covered in popular news and media sources. These can provide primary accounts of how various crises impact communities. When searching a news database, it is important to put yourself into the shoes of a reporters, and use keyword terms that would have likely been used in reporting on a particular crisis. Names of prominent people, places, specific events may provide better results than searching "crisis management plan", for example. If you know the time period a crisis event occurred, it also helps to narrow your search by a date range to get the most relevant results.

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