TY - JOUR
T1 - We Interrupt This Program, This Is an Emergency
T2 - Revisiting the Role of Radio in a Crisis
AU - Spence, Patric R.
AU - Lachlan, Kenneth A.
AU - Edwards, America L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - During disasters and emergencies, radio stations frequently operate in the public interest through the dissemination of critical information. To assess the current perceptions and preparedness of radio stations to broadcast crisis information, the current study replicates and extends a survey conducted in the United States in 2009. Results suggest that radio stations devote a similar amount of time to crisis training and preparedness and continue to consider the Emergency Alert System (EAS) as an appropriate resource. However, the widespread popularity of social media appears to have shifted the way that some stations perceive the ideal placement of crisis information.
AB - During disasters and emergencies, radio stations frequently operate in the public interest through the dissemination of critical information. To assess the current perceptions and preparedness of radio stations to broadcast crisis information, the current study replicates and extends a survey conducted in the United States in 2009. Results suggest that radio stations devote a similar amount of time to crisis training and preparedness and continue to consider the Emergency Alert System (EAS) as an appropriate resource. However, the widespread popularity of social media appears to have shifted the way that some stations perceive the ideal placement of crisis information.
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U2 - 10.1080/19376529.2021.2023539
DO - 10.1080/19376529.2021.2023539
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122869603
SN - 1937-6529
VL - 30
SP - 680
EP - 701
JO - Journal of Radio and Audio Media
JF - Journal of Radio and Audio Media
IS - 2
ER -