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 to think about when a situation
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The needs of the employees are different than the needs of the family members of those men who were trapped in the mine. It is vital to make sure to address each of these groups in a specific way. When addressing the employees, the best method of communication for an accident such as this is a face to face meeting. This type of devastating news is too important to be delivered in an n e-mail or memo. When human suffering is involved the method of communication must be in keeping with the importance
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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 how the world (their audience) would view them. It became very important that the company representatives who would
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When informing an audience of news of any sort it is extremely important to make sure to please the audiences and inform the audience of the details that are available. In the article “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” the writer, Juan Weik, is straight to the point giving some details to the matter at hand. Weik doesn’t go to far in depth in his details just stating facts on what is happening. Weik is writing this to inform everyone of the incident including fellow workers
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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 how the world (their audience) would view them. It became very important that the company representatives who would
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Resource: “Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse” article found in the Electronic Reserve Readings. Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse. There was much press coverage of this disaster. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper using this (the assigned article) and other articles as a resource. Because communications must be designed with the audience in mind, answer the following questions: • What are some considerations to
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for situations when communicating something as terrible as the Chilean mine collapsing and having 30 workers trapped under 300 hundred feet underground the sender has to analyze who he or she is communicating with and to make sure that all information is exact and especially with this type of situation to keep all hopes and optimistic alive that everything would be alright. The families of the 30 men the sender would need to give information to them to let them know what was going on but not enough
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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 all were overjoyed when they were finally brought to safety from the bowels of the earth. It
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n the article that was required for our research, “Over 30 workers trapped after Chilean copper mine collapse” (Weik, 2010), it stated that on August 5, 2010 the San Jose mine collapsed trapping approximately 30 workers. It also stated that rescuers where attempting to locate workers in order to drill to provide those trapped with food, water and oxygen, however rescuers were halted due to a second cave-in. The news article also indicated that prior to the collapse, there was a fatal accident
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Ann Ziegler BCOM/275 Week Four Marquetta Duke Effective Communication in the Face of Disaster On August 5, 2010, a copper mine in Chile was the scene of a disaster. Thirty three workers were trapped in the copper mine, as a result of a cave-in. The miners had to endure months of unbearable conditions in the mine while the rescue workers tried numerous approaches to save them (University of Phoenix, 2010). When accidents such as this occur, leaders must effectively communicate
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