FEMA Employed Rumor Control Center in Wake of Hurricane Sandy

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hstoday.us - by Judi Hasson - July 9, 2013

In the days following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and New York, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched a “Rumor Control” operation to dispel the considerable gossip that emerged from the massive storm, a top FEMA official said during a House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday.

FEMA senior manager of digital engagement Shayne Adamski outlined FEMA’s increasing use of social media before the Committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on emergency preparedness, response and communications.

Social media, Adamski said, is becoming the best way to communicate to the public in emergencies and the fastest way to get help to them in an emergency.

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FEMA - Hurricane Sandy: Rumor Control
http://www.fema.gov/hurricane-sandy-rumor-control