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This text features a cast of top contributors exploring emergency communications during crisis. Together they evaluate the use, performance and effects of traditional mass media, newer media, conventional telecommunications and interpersonal communication in emergency situations.

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Providing an introduction to the evolution of communication media, this book offers a treatment of both mass media and interpersonal media. It describes the history and development of media technology and also aims to develop a taxonomy for media. It compares their technological requirements, applications, and other significant elements.