A JOURNALIST'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE SOUTH ASIAN TSUNAMI SURVEY

2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)
Paper No. 37-7

Presentation Time: 3:55 PM-4:15 PM
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A JOURNALIST'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE SOUTH ASIAN TSUNAMI SURVEY
PAULSON, Tom, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 101 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119, tompaulson@seattlepi.com The Dec. 26, 2004, South Asian tsunami was covered by the media as one of the worst natural catastrophes in modern history in terms of lives lost. The event was also an unprecedented opportunity for scientists who are expected to provide the information policymakers, officials and the public need to protect against such disasters in the future. A journalist who accompanied a tsunami survey team in Sri Lanka will describe the experience and offer his perspective on how well the science gets translated into effective public policy and mitigation programs.
2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005) General Information for this Meeting

Session No. 37 2004 South Asian Tsunami Salt Palace Convention Center: Ballrooms AC 1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Sunday, 16 October 2005 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 93
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