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[0] Media Release [ADVANTAGES] Reaches the broadest possible audience in the least amount of time; is more cost effective than notifying communities one household at a time. [DISADVANTAGES] 
Unable to assure that all vulnerable citizens have been reached. Unable to respond immediately to citizen questions about the situation or the law. Media potentially will not print the information as requested. Depending on the volume, the significance of each notification to the public may be lost.
CSOM Publications - Community Notification and Education
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