Crisis Communication:Crisis News Story Analysis

Find a specific news story about a current crisis (Coronavirus; Police discrimination; Black Lives Matter movement; Presidential race, a sports related crisis, etc.) for the DAY you do this assignment…

a) Source a story in the news post the direct link & state the date you found it.

b) Summarize the story in 3-4 sentences

c) Specify which of the 5 stages “of the crisis” you think this event is in at this point (from Ch. 1) (Support your choice)… NOTE: It can be “between” 2 different stages.

d) Specify which of the 4 stages “in the news media” you think this event is in at this point (Ch. 4) (Support your choice) … NOTE: It can be “between” 2 different stages.

d) Discuss which theories you think best fit the situation in terms of how the corporate, organizational or national voices are handling the situation at this point of the story you are citing (Support your selections)

e) List the publics being targeted (Ch. 3) – are any specific audiences being addressed/targeted?… describe/explain.

Number your answers according to the question posed.

Single Space, left justified for each answer.

No word limit… just be sure to support your answers. Entire assignment should equate to about one to 1-1/2 pages maximum.