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Communication training will be provided to the field team or any member of the team involved in community engagement at the selected field site[AK3] .
3.2 Reactive Communication
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- A strategic mapping/observation of media is done by the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research, which currently monitors media and press https://genedrivenetwork.org/ [GL6] [SE7] [SE8]
- Team Members are directed to contact Tom Vasich, Director of Media Relations (email: tmvasich@uci.edu ), regarding any media contact and to clear press releases through the University of California, Irvine, Strategic Communications, and Public Affairs to provide criteria for media analysis, indicate media influence, and support the tailoring of messages and communication materials. All media and materials are to be reviewed by the Principal Investigator and Tom Vasich prior to release.
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‘First, the community comprises at least those individuals who share identified risks associated with the proposed research project. Second, that the community is not pre-existing and established, but rather takes form progressively in response to specific aspects of the research and to CE [community engagement] activities associated with the project. Characterizing the community identifies the individuals, groups, organizations, and agencies that have legitimate interests in the research so that they can be engaged effectively and in a timely manner.’ Lavery et al.(2010, Trends in Parasitology)[AAJ24]
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