Whether you’re reporting on H1N1 or an earthquake or thinking ahead about how your newsroom should respond to future crises, FluPortal offers information resources and web tools you may need.
If you’d like to learn some innovative ways of getting news from and to your community during a fast-breaking crisis, sign up for our webinar on Thursday, January 28th. We will serve up FluPortal’s latest tips on covering H1N1 — and also explain how you can customize many of FluPortal’s offerings for reporting on other emergencies.
Andrew Wilson, formerly the New Media Strategist for Flu.gov, will describe how to use social networks to gather information from — and get it back out to — the public during a crisis. Here’s a quick preview of the ways Wilson deployed social media for the Department of Health and Human Services when H1N1 was at its peak:
And here are a couple of examples of FluPortal resources that are easily adapted to reporting on any crisis:
The webinar is free and offers time for you to ask questions. Click here to learn more about it and here to register.