Analyzing Hollywood Portrayals of Emergency Management

About this episode

This episode examines various depictions of emergency management in Hollywood movies and the consequences of inaccurate portrayals.

This episode examines various depictions of emergency management in Hollywood movies and asks what the consequences are of inaccurate portrayals. Guest Biographies Heather Marshall is a Senior Research Specialist with CNA's Center for Emergency Management Operations. Sydney Stewart is an expert in emergency management and homeland security, specializing in large-scale incident planning and response and resilience of critical community lifeline networks and infrastructure systems. Further Reading House of Dynamite Trailer Twister (1996) Trailer DON'T LOOK UP trailer

People in this episode

Guests: Heather Marshall, Sydney Stewart

Topics covered

• emergency management
• Hollywood portrayals
• inaccurate depictions
• consequences of media
• public perception

Keywords

• emergency management
• Hollywood
• media portrayal
• public perception
• disaster response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNA

Books & works: House of Dynamite, Twister, DON'T LOOK UP

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