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PIO Asks for Survey Participation
Crystal N. Hunt, Director of Marketing and Communications at UM Charles Regional Medical Center is enrolled in the Master PIO course at the Emergency Management Institute. This is the second cohort of this advanced training program. To fulfill course requirements, she must complete a research document. She has created a brief online survey to gather data for her paper.
Crystal asks NIOA members and any other PIOs to take a few moments to complete a survey about Public Information Officers and Networking: Short Link to Survey
The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete. Crystal says that she knows we are all busy; she appreciates as many submissions as possible. Location or agency type are not limited. Anyone who handles the PIO job function during a crisis, regardless of job title, is encouraged to take the survey.
The survey closes soon: Tuesday, Aug. 21.
If the short link above does not work, please try this link.
PIO Network Survey
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NIOA Member Shares Cautionary Tale
NIOA member Dani Moschella, Broward Sheriff’s Office, Ft. Lauderdale, recently shared this word of caution to other public information officers and their leadership team. When scheduling interviews, always know the intent of the interview and use your time and your agency name wisely.
Here’s her story:
We had a request from a producer at In View hosted by Larry King who asked to talk to Sheriff Israel for a 20-30 minute off-the-record chat as they prepare a show on diversity in America.
She said they were in their preliminary phase and want[ed] to speak to the sheriff to see if he would be a suitable contributor for the program. Of course, she would talk to him specifically about diversity in law enforcement.
…the sheriff spoke to her at length on that topic, and then when he went to hang up, she read him a lengthy, prepared statement explaining that if he paid $25,000, they would book him on the show. You can’t tell from the website, but it’s basically an infomercial. Huge waste of time. The woman’s name is Randi Gardner [Randi@inviewseries.com, 561-279-3550 ext. 119]
Editor Note: Some programming references on the In View web site include the reference “paid educational programming.”
This information was shared for the benefit and resource of NIOA members and other interested parties. It is an experience shared by a member of NIOA and may not reflect the position or policies of the Board of Directors or the opinions of the general membership.
Montreal Police Request Info on Stress Management
The training officers of the Montreal Police were mandated to develop a training session on stress management for emergency call takers working in different cities in the province of Québec. After extensive research, we mostly found information pertaining to dealing with stress on a long-term basis, whereas our purpose is to find techniques on how to deal with it on an immediate basis, during the emergency call.
We are now gathering information as to what is being done in other cities. Would you have any information on this particular subject? If so, it would be greatly appreciated if you would be so kind as to share or forward us any information on this subject.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and wish you a great day.
Nicole Groleau
nicole.groleau@spvm.qc.ca
Technicien formateur
Quartier général,
SPVM-Montreal Police
514 280-2156