The information is similar to the radio spots but gives more details that can be readily used by television and newspapers. As in the case of contacting radio personnel prior to a natural disaster, it would be to your advantage to do likewise with the newspapers and television stations located in your county. Following this procedure helps you develop better working relations with the media. You are not asking the media for anything. Your purpose is to help them serve the public in a more timely manner by providing credible information.
Families can experience disasters at any time.
These disasters are not always nature-driven. An individual family's house may catch on fire or water pipes may break causing extensive flooding. For this reason, this Media Information Notebook can help you find solutions to many of the problems that families experience daily. There is a wealth of program materials that can be included in many of the county educational efforts you currently have underway. Chapter 4, for example, incorporates basic family management.