EPISODE · Mar 13, 2014 · 15 MIN
When Disasters Strike
from Journalism/Works
Irwin Redlener walked to work on March 12, less than 24 hours after a gas explosion leveled two buildings in New York City and killed eight people, past the blast site to his Columbia University office where he leads the National Center for Disaster Preparedness. A discussion with Redlener examines how the news media should report — and what news consumers should expect — about such tragedies, both in their immediate aftermath and in the long term.
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