Sunshine Matters

Media Coverage Overview – June 14, 2010

KEY TOPICS

A snapshot of the media’s current oil spill coverage shows several articles reporting that President Obama wants BP to establish an escrow fund for oil spill related damages. Other articles continue to mention VISIT FLORIDA’s marketing campaigns.  Overall coverage continues to focus on the impact to the tourism industry in Florida.

To date, international media coverage has been moderate, but is now increasing.  Below, please see highlights from UK media coverage over the last 48 hours.

RECENT BREAKING VIDEO

Clean Up Nightmare Continues, CBS http://www.metacafe.com/watch/cb-iyrgJNDtmxq0JtAnJ1NwzcXuOmvaoaOz/clean_up_nightmare_continues/

Oil Spill Causes Florida Tourism to Lose Steam, Clipsyndicate.com http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/14045/1511469?title=citybizlist_houston (SNAPSHOT: video focuses on insight from industry businesses; travel agency reaction and customer behavior)

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Oil Spill Closes Perdido Bay, NBC http://www.hulu.com/watch/155432/nbc-nightly-news-with-brian-williams-oil-spill-closes-perdido-bay

RECENT BREAKING HEADLINES

BP Funds Sought by Florida Officials for Cleanup, Peace FM Online http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/news/201006/47704.php

The State of tourism, SunHerald.com http://www.sunherald.com/2010/06/13/2255852/the-state-of-tourism.html

International Coverage

The following snapshot of media coverage focuses on the UK market between June 12 – 14, 2010:

The Sun – 12^th June 2010

Sea slick. 40,000 barrels a day fill Gulf. PM’s talks to end Obama crisis http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/Green/3011100/40000-barrels-a-day-fill-Gulf.html (SNAPSHOT: article focuses on political tensions between the Obama Administration and the British Parliament)

Daily Mirror – 12^th June 2010

Oils not well http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/12/oils-not-well-115875-22327848/ (SNAPSHOT: article paints a dismal view of the environmental impact for the future)

The Sunday Times – 13^th June 2010

Florida’s environmental disaster: we’re next http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article7148447.ece (SNAPSHOT: article reports on some scientific theories suggesting the oil slick could travel to Europe if and when it gets into the Gulf Stream)

VISIT FLORIDA PROACTIVE MEDIA ASSISTS

Fox News – TV interview with Chris Thompson, VISIT FLORIDA President and CEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WFtNVkpbY8