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    The document discusses how a media practitioner would handle different challenges in reporting on risk management situations: 1) For disagreements between experts, the reporter would find common ground among opinions and verify information from credible sources to avoid bias and get all sides of the story. 2) When organizations lack coordination, the reporter would gather information from all relevant groups and verify details to complete the story and reassure the public despite potential disasters. 3) If authorities are insensitive to public needs, the reporter would step up to provide information sensitively written for public understanding and include the public's perspective to establish participation. 4) When risks are not acknowledged, the reporter would ask leading questions to acquire needed information, relay only

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    The document discusses how a media practitioner would handle different challenges in reporting on risk management situations: 1) For disagreements between experts, the reporter would find common ground among opinions and verify information from credible sources to avoid bias and get all sides of the story. 2) When organizations lack coordination, the reporter would gather information from all relevant groups and verify details to complete the story and reassure the public despite potential disasters. 3) If authorities are insensitive to public needs, the reporter would step up to provide information sensitively written for public understanding and include the public's perspective to establish participation. 4) When risks are not acknowledged, the reporter would ask leading questions to acquire needed information, relay only

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    The document discusses how a media practitioner would handle different challenges in reporting on risk management situations: 1) For disagreements between experts, the reporter would find common ground among opinions and verify information from credible sources to avoid bias and get all sides of the story. 2) When organizations lack coordination, the reporter would gather information from all relevant groups and verify details to complete the story and reassure the public despite potential disasters. 3) If authorities are insensitive to public needs, the reporter would step up to provide information sensitively written for public understanding and include the public's perspective to establish participation. 4) When risks are not acknowledged, the reporter would ask leading questions to acquire needed information, relay only

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    BA Communication 2 Mr. Joworski Alipon

    If you are a member of the media facing the abovementioned factors, how will you
    handle every situation to still achieve the story that you need to write?

    ● DISAGREEMENTS
    - As a media practitioner, it is my responsibility to provide people the necessary
    information, especially about situations that may affect them. Whenever it
    becomes challenging to gather details for a story due to disagreements
    between experts, I believe it is essential to at least find a common ground
    among their opinions, and start from there or use it as an angle. This way, I
    could still provide the necessary information to the people without being
    biased. Moreover, I would also try to find a higher credible person to provide
    information regarding the situation or to connect or verify the information
    mentioned by the other experts. After all, as journalists, it is part of the job to
    get all sides of the story—not just two.

    ● LACK OF COORDINATION
    - Communication is the key. When risk management organizations refuse to
    coordinate with one another, as a media practitioner, I should become a
    bridge for information. Thus, I will start by gathering information from all
    relevant organizations. Then, I would confirm or verify the information I
    obtained from one organization to the other, to complete the story. Through
    this, the public would be reassured that an action is being made. They would
    feel confident and calm despite the fact of a potential disaster. An informed
    and reassured public leads to a country’s better disaster management and
    resiliency development.

    ● INSENSITIVITY
    - My goal as a media practitioner is to communicate to the public the
    information that they couldn’t get themselves. When risk management
    authorities become insensitive to the need for effective listening, dialogue,
    and public participation, the public loses its trust. Hence, I would step up and
    provide information to the public. Personally, it would be best to write the story
    more sensitively by considering the people’s level of understanding. Truth is
    useless if not understood. Therefore, I will exert effort in researching what a
    specific term means and or explain it in the simplest way possible, to convey
    the right message to the public and establish public participation by helping
    them make informed decisions. Moreover, I would also analyze what the
    people would want to know and consider it in asking questions to the
    authorities. This way, the people would feel included in conversations that
    affect them.
    ● UNWILLINGNESS TO ACKNOWLEDGE RISKS
    - When there is an unwillingness to acknowledge risks or share information
    promptly among risk management authorities or experts, I would use my skills
    as a journalist to ask leading questions. Through this, I would be able to
    acquire the necessary information I need and verify the information at hand. I
    am also aware that it is my job to relay to the people the right
    information—nothing more and nothing less. Hence, I will be honest with what
    I know and don’t know. Regardless, this will still help the people gain an idea
    of what they would or might have to do. Of course, I would still provide
    updates from time to time, as best as I can. In times of (possible) disaster,
    transparency is better than silence.

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