Sunshine Matters

Media Coverage Overview – June 15, 2010

KEY TOPICS

Overall, media coverage reports on Obama’s visit to Florida, as well as the negative impact of the oil spill on Florida’s tourism industry and environment. 

Please see highlights below.

VISIT FLORIDA PROACTIVE MEDIA ASSISTS

Interviews conducted TODAY:

Fox & Friends – Chris Thompson, VISIT FLORIDA CEO interviewed as part of a panel discussion

Canadian Broadcasting Company – Chris Thompson interviewed

VISIT FLORIDA Communications/PR staff worked with several media outlets today including: CNN, BBC Radio, CBS Evening News, The Washington Post and New York Times. The focus of these media assists range from general consumer related topics to the state’s oil spill marketing response.

RECENT BREAKING VIDEO

BP Execs Talk Oil Spill Payments, Fox Business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5LxHWcNH5w

Obama to Gulf: ‘Every Right To Be Angry,’ ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/obama-gulf-angry-10919918

Gov. Crist reassures tourism industry, Miami Herald http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj-es3Ppu3w

Destin Florida oil spill update beach gulf oil spill, Daily Motion http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdoi72_destin-florida-oil-spill-update-bea_news

RECENT BREAKING HEADLINES

Full text of Obama’s address at Pensacola NAS: ‘As Americans, we…,” al.com http://blog.al.com/live/2010/06/obama_pensacola_nas_text_speech.html

Miami Fears Oil Spill Will Affect Tourism, ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=10914401

Florida Keys Tourism Council Debuts New Internet Feature to Correct Gulf Spill, Earthtimes (press release) http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/gulf-spill-misperceptions,1343933.html

Obama Returns to Gulf Amid Criticism, Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704324304575306291990174942.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird