Whether it’s pamphlets aimed at prevention or text alerts, mass communication is often relied on during disasters. This flawed approach can be improved by engaging meaningfully with communities.
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If an alert from the federal government popped up on your phone, did you notice it? Did you know who it was from? Did you trust it?
Meta’s blocking of Canadian news reveals how reliant Canada’s media industry is on the U.S. The government must create a better funding model to provide support for Canadian media.
Warnings can now be sent to everyone in a place likely to be flooded – not just those who opt-in.
Emergency alerts system: a lifesaving service or a threat to privacy?
When researchers look at CCTV footage of how people really react during earthquakes – as opposed to what they report after the fact – it looks like alerts aren’t yet inspiring protective action.
When emergency alerts are hard to distinguish from text messages and when they announce the availability of vaccines rather than an impending tornado, are they still emergency alerts?
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Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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Full Professor, Psychology and Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
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Lecturer in Law, Keele University
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Associate Professor, Communication Studies, McGill University
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Professor of Communication, University of Colorado Denver
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Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Knowledge Exchange Fellow In Flood and Society, University of Hull
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow of Geography, The University of Melbourne
