Case Study: 2008 Nova Scotia Porters Lake and Lake Echo Wildfire - The first sign of social media and misinformation in an emergency | Host Tim Conrad looks back at his first wildfire as a public information officer episode artwork

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Case Study: 2008 Nova Scotia Porters Lake and Lake Echo Wildfire - The first sign of social media and misinformation in an emergency | Host Tim Conrad looks back at his first wildfire as a public information officer

from Wildfires, Floods, and Chaos Communications: Management of Issues, Crises and Disasters · host Butterfly Effect Communications

Send us Fan MailIt was the year 2008. Newspapers, local and provincial/state broadcast TV news, and radio news dominated the media landscape. Misinformation wasn't a word that was used.These are the stories of the before times. When coordinating more news media was easier than responding, developing, coordinating, producing, and posting media on all channels. Listen For:03:55 - Size Up with the Incident Commander08:04 - A Memorial to News Media13:57 - Perspectives from Responders and Residents18:33 - Top Lessons  Connect with Tim ConradLinkedIn | Website | Facebook | Instagram Visit www.communicationspodcast.com for more detailed show info including photos and videos.

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Send us Fan Mail It was the year 2008. Newspapers, local and provincial/state broadcast TV news, and radio news dominated the media landscape. Misinformation wasn't a word that was used. These are the stories of the before times. When coordinating more news media was easier than responding, developing, coordinating, producing, and posting media on all channels. Listen For: 03:55 - Size Up with the Incident Commander 08:04 - A Memorial to News Media 13:57 - Perspectives from Responders and ...

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