Chilean Mine Collapse Trapped in a mine for months is unimaginable. People wondering are their survivors and how the family will take the news. Many people are asking questions and so many people are waiting on responses. Communication takes center stage in this instance. Communicating such a tragedy to the families, certain steps need to be put in place. Consideration is to be taking when delivering a message to different audiences. The families of the Chilean Miners and the company’s employees
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Chili Mine Collapse BCOM/275 “The collapse of a small mine in northern Chile left around 30 miners trapped late on Thursday, though they could have taken refuge in an underground shelter with oxygen and food” (Alonso, S). When disaster strikes a company such as the above mentioned in Chili back in August of 2010, special considerations need to be given when communicating to the families, friends, co-workers, and the public. This is to ensure that the right information is communicated and
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Trapped Inside the Chilean Mine Collapse! Allen, Tanya BCOM/275 6 March 2012 Professor Polokoff In this paper will be discussed the Chilean Mine Collapse. “On August 5, 2010, a small copper operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera, suffered a cave-in, leaving about 30 workers trapped underground” (Weik). The workers have been trapped for weeks prior to anyone discovering that everyone was alive and needed assistance. The workers are trapped at a depth of around 300 meters
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is so important to know who your audience is. A great example of understanding and knowing your audience is with the Chilean copper mine in South America. On Thursday, August 5, 2010, A collapse of one of the shafts in the Chilean copper mine left 33 workers trapped approximately 300 meters underground. At once, rescue efforts began but just two days later another collapse in the mine halted the efforts of the rescue crews for many hours (Weik, 2010). With such a crutial situation, it is important
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families would be and what kind of audience your actual employees are. When disaster strikes in a company, there are many measures that need to be taken. When the Chilean copper mine collapse occurred, there was a lot to take into consideration. The collapse happened on Thursday, August 5, 2010. A collapse caused a cave-in in the mine and trapped 33 of its workers 2,300 feet underground (Weik, J. 2010, August 6). A crisis of this magnitude calls for immediate attention before the story gets out and
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BCOM/275 August 29, 2012 Audience Paper and Communication Release When delivering news of a catastrophic nature it is important to understand the audience receiving the information. The story of over 30 Workers trapped after a Chilean Copper Mine Collapse involved many types of audiences. It was important that each audience received information according to their role in the successful evacuation of the miners. The audiences that needed communication were the miners’ family members, the
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the audience and using the right communication release is vital in any catastrophe. For example, the Chilean copper mine disaster in South America, which left 33 miners trapped 300 feet underground fighting for their lives. Chilean miners had limited water, food, oxygen, and the chance for survival was slim. Fortunately, in this catastrophe the tears turn into screams of joy because all 33 Chilean miners were rescued (Weik, 2010). The Beginning of the Communication Process There are many factors
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it is very important that the company knows their audience. If the information is regarding a disaster, it is even more important to make sure the company knows their audience. One example of a company needing to know their audience was the Chilean copper mine in South America. In such a disastrous circumstance, the company would need to take great care in how the world found out about the disaster. If not done properly then the companies audience, the world, would view the company is a much worse
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33 Mine Workers Trapped with limited Communication Stephanie Contreras 9-1-2012 University of Phoenix; Axia College On August 5th, 2010, the world turned upside down for 33 workers who got trapped underground. All 33 mine workers were from San Jose Mine which is a small copper in Chile that is owned by Minera San Eseban llPrimera
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Knowing Your Audience – San Jose Mine By Ash H Business Communication and Creative Writing After reviewing the short article that described the incident which occurred at San Jose mine (a small copper operation in the northern Chile that is owned by Minera San Esteban Primera), I felt that it was properly direct and to the point and did not steer away from all the important information that any audience would find necessary in order to be involved of the situation. However, I did notice how
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