business must know the audiences they are addressing to be able to get their message across concisely and accurately but in a timely manner. With the Chilean copper mine collapse, communication had to be top notch. On Thursday August 5, 2010 the San Jose copper mine located in Northern Chile collapsed trapping 33 miners, 2,300 feet underground. The mine is owned by Minera San Estean Primera, who had to deliver the devastating news to the families, employees, media and the public. The mining company
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Chilean Miners Trapped and Rescued Tyrone Norris BCOM/275 February 20, 2012 Velonta Adams Chilean Miners Trapped and Rescued The Chilean miners’ accident was surely a frightening incident for the miners themselves and their families. This incident that occurred raised a great many of questions of whom the Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera was faced to answer. With all things considered, it would have been to his credit to ensure that as many facts as possible be gathered to deliver information
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Chilean Mine Collapse:Effective Communication BCOM/275 Ralph Schoen March 27,2014 Tenisha Giles In the communication process, it is important that one know the audiences in which they are delivering a message. The main purpose when speaking to a group of people is to persuade, entertain, or inform. In order to communicate effectively, you must know who is in your audience. If you feel as though a certain person of the group
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Lexia Stiell March 24, 2014 San José, Chile - Mine Collapse When delivering any message to an audience it is important to take the gender, ethnic make-up, age and relation to the reason for the message into consideration. When it comes to the Chilean mine collapse, according to Yaxley, a reporter, the timely deliverance of the news concerning the situation was a triumph. She contributes the triumph to the leadership style of Chilean president Sebastian Pineda. His government took control
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group or organization. Knowing the audience is even more important when a company has to deal with the fallout following a disaster. The disaster of the Chilean copper mine in South American is one example of where knowing your audience was a very important factor. In a Chilean copper mine, an unfortunate collapse in one of the shafts of them mine had left 33 miners trapped 310 meters (1017 feet) below the ground. The reactions of the company and their response to the disaster would ultimately determine
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Chilean Mine Collapse The events surrounding the collapse of the Chilean mine on the 5th of August 2010 captivated the entire planet. For 69 days, the world shared in the pain of the 33 miners, their families, and the country of Chile. The situation seemed so dire that many doubted if the miners would survive. At one point “miners in the area were already placing wooden crosses outside (the mine’s) entrance” (Yang, 2010). We all watched as so many attempts were made to reach the miners and
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Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse April Colvin BCOM/275 9/16/2013 Mark Trollinger Over 30 Page 2 Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse A copper mine collapses leaving over 30 workers trapped underground in San Jose a mine owned and operated by Minera San Estelan Primera. 'HELP GET US OUT THIS HELL' Thirty-three men are trapped in an unstable mine which they may
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group or organization. Knowing the audience is even more important when a company has to deal with the fallout following a disaster. The disaster of the Chilean copper mine in South American is one example of where knowing your audience was a very important factor. In a Chilean copper mine, an unfortunate collapse in one of the shafts of them mine had left 33 miners trapped 310 meters (1017 feet) below the ground. The reactions of the company and their response to the disaster would ultimately determine
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Research on the Chilean Mine Collapse of 2010 This paper researches four news articles that reported on the Chilean mine collapse that occurred on 5 August, 2010. The focus will be on the communications of the collapse regarding audience. The paper will discuss the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident and the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident. Finally the question “What actions must you take
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small copper mine in northern Chile collapsing and trapping 30 miners inside. On this day the Minera San Esteban Primera Mining Company had a difficult task set before them. The company would not only have to inform the families of the trapped miners and its employees of the accident but would also initiate a search and rescue efforts to locate the men still trapped in the mine. The first task was to locate the miners and use every possible means to remove the miners quickly from the mine. The
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