Media Decoder Blog: Emergency Alert System to Be Tested Across the Country’s TVs and Radios
At 2 p.m. Eastern time, the nation's TVs and radios for the first time were supposed to carry the same message from the Emergency Alert System. It didn't go perfectly.
Advertising: A Direct Approach to Disaster Relief From Procter & Gamble
After tornadoes in Missouri and Alabama, Procter & Gamble provided Tide- and Duracell-branded trailers and crews for cleaning clothes and supplying batteries, flashlights and more to stricken areas.
A Big Boost for National Emergency Network
President Obama will ask Congress to reserve a section of the wireless airwaves, known as D Block, to establish a national safety network long sought by fire, police and rescue officials
Victims’ Families Fight Film About Madrid Plane Crash
Spanish courts have not yet ruled on complaints against the movie, and the channel Telecinco showed the first part last week.
Next News From Haiti: Pulling Out
Coverage of the devastation has dominated the public’s attention, but financial concerns are leading TV networks to cut back their efforts.
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11 Networks Plan a 2-Hour Telethon
George Clooney, Wyclef Jean and Anderson Cooper will host the televised two-hour benefit for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti at 8 p.m. on Jan. 22.
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Media Struggle to Convey a Disaster
Reporters and news anchors rushed to earthquake-stricken Haiti, and professional reporting was supplemented with Twitter and cellphones.
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