Monday, July 20, 2009

Ethnic Media: The Missing Piece in Emergency Messaging

ATLANTA -- When a natural calamity strikes, or an epidemic breaks out, communities with little or no English skills are at high risk because language barriers can prevent access to timely and correct information.

About 60 million adults in the United States rely on ethnic media for their news. Many of them might find themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to receiving information on emergency and preparedness plans.

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