During a Crisis: Public Affairs SITREP

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Use this template to write a situation report with clear, concise and current data for the chain of command.

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During a crisis, it is important to provide a situation report to leaders to help them make informed decisions in the organization's best interest. Use this template to provide timely intel that includes:

  • Summary of significant public affairs activities
  • Number of accredited news media on scene
  • Media activity in the last 24 hours
    • External media coverage published 
    • Sentiment analysis of coverage
    • Internal command information
    • News releases issued
    • Significant external media response to queries
  • Future CI and media operations
    • Internal CI
    • External media
  • Combat camera activity and location(s)
  • American Forces Network issues
  • Manning status and changes
  • Other significant issues
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