Communications

1.  Emergency managers and Homeland Security personnel must communicate often to the public after a terrorist attack.  As an example:  You are a public information officer for the DHS.  Your job is to ensure that the government’s perspective on terrorism is shared with the media.  A bomb has just been detonated in Bloomington and an environmental group opposed to the completion of Interstate I-69 is claiming responsibility for the destruction.  What are some of the issues or comments you must communicate to the public?
2.  How is the media an effective risk communicator?  In what ways are they poor at communicating disaster information?
3. There has been much controversy over leaks made to the media by individuals such as Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden.  These individuals and others like them have been able to obtain documents and information of a national security concern and then have leaked this classified information.  Their reasoning is that citizens in the U.S. should know what their government is doing legally and illegally.  Should these individuals be cconsidered heroes or villains for leaking this information even though they have taken an oath not to reveal this information.  Should they be arrested and charged with espionage or providing the enemy with classified information?  Why or why not?  Take a stand and provide information as to why you believe they are heroes or villains and how they should be teated.