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Describe how the spotlight is shining squarely on the incident in Stage One. What are the key characteristics of this stage, and how are they manifested in both the traditional, mainstream, and social media? Include two recent examples to illustrate your response.
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Discuss the impact of social media in Stage One and Stage Two of crisis reporting. What are some key issues to be aware of and what steps should an organization take with regard to social media during these first two stages of crisis reporting?
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Describe how the spotlight is shining squarely on the incident in Stage One. What are the key characteristics of this stage, and how are they manifested in both the traditional, mainstream, and social media? Include two recent examples to illustrate your response.

During the first stage of any major incident such as the November, 2015 Paris attacks or the March, 2016 Belgium attacks, the spotlight is placed upon the incident itself. The news media along with social media attempts to be the first to get the information out, which tends to lead misinformation and reports that don't have all the facts as the news is breaking at the time of these reports. The key characteristics of this stage is how those who are reporting on the incident focus primarily upon the incident itself as the Paris attacks developed over three or four different venues, the news media was constantly trying to keep up with the attackers' as once they reported on one attack, another ...

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