Sunshine Matters

Media Coverage Overview – June 22, 2010

KEY TOPICS

Overall, media coverage volume on the oil spill has declined slightly since earlier reports.  However, media coverage continues to discuss the negative impacts from the oil spill on Florida’s tourism industry, economy and environment.  Several articles speculate on the economic fallout of the oil spill situation.  Below, see a video report from CNN on the tourism industry’s small business community in Northwest Florida and the impact from the oil spill.

VISIT FLORIDA PROACTIVE MEDIA ASSISTS

VISIT FLORIDA’s Communications & PR Department worked with DMO partners in Northwest Florida to assist CNN with a special report on small businesses in the tourism community.  The media assist resulted in the following report from CNN’s Tom Foreman.

Florida:  We’re open for business, CNN http://cnn.com/video/?/video/living/2010/06/21/bua.foreman.fl.business.oil.cnn  (In this report: Story points out strong community support between residents and local, state and national organizations who are banning together to help area businesses survive the spill.)

RECENT BREAKING VIDEO

Checking for tainted seafood, CNN http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/06/21/wvue.holden.seafood.sniffer.wvue

RECENT BREAKING HEADLINES

Gov: Fla. Working Hard to Protect Beaches From Oil, CBS 4 http://cbs4.com/local/Governor.Charlie.Crist.2.1763449.html  (In this report: Gov. Crist held a press conference today to reassure residents and business owners that he is on top of the oil spill. During the conference, Crist stressed the state is doing all it can to protect its pristine beaches, delicate eco-system and tourism economy.)

Gulf Coast beaches update, CNN http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/06/21/oil.spill.beaches/