Governor Schwarzenegger’s press release published on October 21, 2007 (http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/7786/) has both positive and negative attributes. The positive is that the release tells the facts of what the fires destroyed. The information was not sugar coated to lessen the fear of the community. The number of structures destroyed and the areas destroyed by the fire was released through the Governor and is a fact that would be released at some point in time. I think that being honest about the hard facts is good, since the truth will eventually come out at the end. And being quick to respond before untrue gossip got out was very smart on their part. The problem with this article is that the current status of the fire is not stated. Where the fire currently is and where it is headed is not mentioned. I think a point should be made about the number of firefighters and what methods they are using to control the fires. Also a statement should have been made about the outcome from this event. In general I think that a press release should be short and state the facts without misleading the public and this article did just that.
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