Here are the instructions for my paper listed below. Also for my references, I need to use scholarly journal articles just FYI. Below, I have attached two pages which I started on my own where you may pick up from to generate an idea of what I wanted. I still need 5 pages of content from you as well. For the paper, you will outline a specific disaster communication plan framed around the disaster type you chose. Specifically, this paper should address the following:
• A brief description of the disaster type, including how past events have been handled among various stakeholders and actors
• Which sources would communicate with the public in the immediate wake of the disaster
• The specific instructions that would be given to the public
• A plan for communication between different levels of government about the disaster, including:
o First responders
o Local governments
o State governments
o The federal government (if necessary)
• A mechanism for allowing the public to contact authorities in reference to the disaster
• The individuals/organizations that would need to be part of a communication network handling problems after the disaster
o Including mechanisms for communication between them
For this paper, you should draw from all the lessons over the course of the semester that discuss these various issues. Although the format of this assignment is a paper, it may help you to include charts and graphs that illustrate some of the concepts in your paper.
For example, when describing how agencies at different levels of the government will need to coordinate, it might be useful to produce a flowchart depicting how information flows between these different actors.
The paper should be at least 1,500 words, but no more than 3,000 words. Your paper should include a title page and a references page. Neither of these will count toward your word total.
You should have at least eight sources for the final draft of your communication plan.
A few tips:
• If you have any questions regarding the assignment at any point, please get in contact with your instructor. The instructor will be able to point you to relevant research and other resources that can help you as you work on your paper over the course of the semester.
• Do not wait until the end of the semester to work on the entire paper. Over the course of the term, we will encounter information that will be relevant to the paper. Feel free to outline ideas from week-to-week as a framework for your paper.
• Choose a topic that is interesting to you. You will find the paper much easier to write (and more intriguing) if you write about something you are interested in. Do not restrict yourself to the topics outlined above.