9 - 9:45 a.m. |
Registration and Breakfast |
9:45 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks and AddressEmcee: Veronica Johnson, meteorologist, WJLA-TV/ABC7 |
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Panel DiscussionsReporting to You Live from the Storm Zone We are all familiar with the scenes of meteorologists and reporters standing in the middle of raging winds and rain, but should they be standing there? When to send a journalist into the disaster area raises many questions that do not always have clear answers. Join our panelists as they discuss and debate how stations should make decisions to send reporters into the storm and how journalists should best serve their communities during crisis situations. Panelists:
Remarks by the Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, FCCResiliency: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Preparing a Newsroom Ahead of the Storm Broadcasters cannot predict when the next weather emergency will threaten their area, but stations can, and do, prepare in advance for what to do when the unexpected happens. From what information to report, to how on-air talent will coordinate coverage and work with government officials and emergency personnel to where employees' families (and pets) will ride out the storm, hear station managers and a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) representative discuss lessons learned from past disasters and debate best practices for future emergencies. Panelists:
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