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From Terrorism to Tornadoes:
The Roles of P.R. and Media in Crisis Communication

By Nancy Van Leuven

This paper analyzes how key opinion leaders, PR practitioners, and educators are attempting to reach many internal and external audiences, including media and the community. Using K-12 schools as a focal point of case studies, the authors use a modified standard model for public relations and communications assessment – the RACE (Research, Action, Communication, Evaluation) framework – to expand theory development.