What digital tools would you use to communicate with the residents of Torrancetown during the preparedness phase of emergency management? Explain why you chose those tools.Possible options include, but are not limited to:
- Local TV
- Radio
- Specific social media platforms
- Emergency Management website
Class,
This week you are reading about how and why emergency response agencies are using social media more prevalently in their communications with their servicing public. As part of understanding why agencies have embraced the use of social platforms, you have to understand how those same communities are getting their information.
As you make your recommendations for Torrancetown, in your experience do certain media outlets use social platforms and traditional methods (print, broadcast, website) interchangeably with their social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, etc)? What are the similarities or differences in the information being shared? What might that mean in regard to how that particular community obtains information? What can YOU take away as the local emergency manager in regard to how to communicate with your community, and in this case, Torrancetown?