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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Feds plan Y2K spin control
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 17:44:41 +0100
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:06:31 -0500
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: FC: Feds plan Y2K spin control
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http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/17527.html
Feds Plan Y2K Spin Control
by Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)
3:00 a.m. 26.Jan.99.PST
WASHINGTON -- Fears of Y2K panic have
prompted the federal government to
begin quietly preparing a media strategy
designed to assuage public fears of
blackouts or other potential infrastructure
failures.
John Koskinen, assistant to President
Clinton and chairman of the White
House's Y2K council, has entered into
discussions with a public-relations firm,
Wired News has learned. The firm has
recommended conducting awareness
surveys and honing a "stay-calm"
message based on the results.
[...]
At the council meeting, the Federal
Communications Commission's Marsha
MacBride and the US Postal Service's
Richard Weirich reportedly suggested a
federal project to monitor the public's
reaction to Y2K. An Agriculture
Department representative complained
that the agency's most frequent
telephone inquiry has become: "How
many cans of food should I stockpile for
my family?"
[...]
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