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3-4.
Which of the following release
procedures should you follow?
1.
Release the information
only if the media expresses
interest
2.
Release the information when
the training air wing and
Naval Air Station Makapuu COs
give their approval
3.
Release the information when
all preliminary accident
investigations are completed
4.
Release the information as
quickly as possible
3-5.
In releasing information,
emphasis should be placed in
which of the following areas?
1.
Providing the reporters with
all the applicable facts
2.
Arranging interviews with the
recovering student pilot and
crash crew personnel
3.
Helping the reporters file
their stories
4.
Reminding the reporters of
the exceptional safety record
of Naval Air Station Makapuu
3-6.
A reporter asks you about the
types of aircraft involved.
Which of the following responses
is appropriate?
1.
Tell the reporter that a
T-45A Goshawk and a C-2A
Greyhound were involved
and offer no additional
information
2.
Tell the reporter a response
at this time would be
inappropriate
3.
Tell the reporter to contact
the Naval Air Systems Command
public affairs office
4.
Tell the reporter that a
T-45A Goshawk and a C-2A
Greyhound were involved and
briefly explain the mission
of each aircraft
3-7.
The military editor of a local
newspaper writes a lengthy story
on the accident. What security
measures, if any, should you take
before the reporter files the
story?
1.
Review the story with the
base security officer
2.
Review the story with the
training air wing and Naval
Air Station Makapuu COs
3. Review the story with your
staff
4.
None
3-8.
WDWM, a local television station,
reports that the student pilot
ejected seconds before the C-2A
slammed into the T-45A at the
intersection of the main runways.
You determine it is in the best
interest of the commands involved
to reconfirm the facts. How
should you approach the WDWM
station manager?
1.
Call him to restate the facts
and request a retraction
2. Call him requesting air time
to set the record straight
3.
Write or personally visit him
immediately after the story
airs and present the facts
4.
Write or personally visit him
immediately after the story
airs and express concern over
the content of the story
3-9.
Despite your best efforts, the
WDWM station manager chooses to
stand by the story. What should
be your next step?
1.
Initiate legal proceedings
with guidance from CHINFO
2.
Make the facts available on
an equal basis to other
local news media
3.
Invite the station manager to
the command and ask the CO to
reconfirm the facts face-to-
face
4.
Write a letter to the editor
of the local daily newspaper
expressing the viewpoint of
the command
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