September 2018 Board Meeting - July Media Relations Recap Information Report

Meeting Document Type
Information Report
July Media Relations Recap

Prepared By:

Communications Department

Date:

August 1, 2018

Subject:

July Media Relations Recap Report

July Media Coverage

Total Media Coverage

45

Interview Requests

8

Mentions (In the news without direct interviews)

37

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Story Source

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Media Coverage

Outlet

Number of Stories

AM 800

8

Blackburn

5

CBC

10

CTV

8

The Square

1

Windsor Star

7

Windsorite.ca

5

Yahoo News

1

TOTAL

45

News Release and Media Advisories

Date Type Headline Response

July 6, 2018

Heat Warning

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Ends Extended Heat Warning

3 Stories Reported

July 11, 2018

News Release

First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Pool Found

7 Stories Reported

July 12, 2018

Heat Warning

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Extended Heat Warning

0 Stories Reported

Stories Reported by the Media

AM 800

Publish Date

Title

July 4, 2018

Essex Council Say No To Fluoride

July 4, 2018

Three Lake Erie Beaches Not Recommended For Swimming

July 6, 2018

Relief! Heat Warning Lifted For Windsor-Essex

July 11, 2018

Three Local Beaches Not Recommended For Swimming

July 11, 2018

Signs Of West Nile In Windsor-Essex

July 18, 2018

Sandpoint Beach Closed Because Of High Bacteria Counts

July 25, 2018

Two Area Beaches Closed

July 31, 2018

One Local Beach Not Recommended For Swimming

Blackburn News

Publish Date

Title

July 4, 2018

Three Local Beaches Not Recommended For Swimming

July 11, 2018

Three Local Beach Warnings This Week

July 11, 2018

West Nile Virus Found In Windsor-Essex

July 18, 2018

Two Thirds Of Local Beaches Are Not Safe For Swimming This Week

July 25, 2018

Two Beaches Closed This Week

CBC News

Publish Date

Title

July 3, 2018

Windsor-Essex Remains Under Heat Warning Until Thursday

July 4, 2018

Essex Town Council Says 'No' To Fluoride In Drinking Water

July 10, 2018

'There's No Relief,' Street Help Says Heat Makes Life Even Harder For Homeless

July 11, 2018

3 Essex County Beaches Unsage For Swimming, Health Unit Warns

July 11, 2018

Mosquito Pool Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Windsor-Essex

July 19, 2018

First Beach Closure This Year In Windsor At Sandpoint Beach Due To E. Coli

July 25, 2018

Windsor Closes Second Beach In As Many Weeks After High E. Coli Levels In Colchester

July 30, 2018

Beach Closures Mean Unsafe Sand Too, Says Water Quality Specialist

CTV News

Publish Date

Title

July 4, 2018

Essex Council Says Resounding ‘No’ To Fluoridated Water

July 5, 2018

Three Of Nine Local Beaches Post High Bacteria Counts

July 6, 2018

Extended Heat Warning Ends In Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent

July 11, 2018

High Bacteria Counts At Three Windsor-Essex Beaches Prompt Warning From Health Unit

July 11, 2018

First Sign Of West Nile Virus This Season Found In Windsor

July 18, 2018

Sandpoint Beach Closed Due To High Bacteria Counts

July 25, 2018

Two Windsor-Essex Beaches Closed To Swimmers

The Square

Publish Date Title

July 12, 2018

West Nile Mosquito Pool Found

Windsor Star

Publish Date Title

July 2, 2018

Highway 3 Reopened After Extreme Heat Buckled Road

July 3, 2018

Province Pauses New Rules Outlawing Cannabis Lounges For Medical Users

July 5, 2018

Essex Councillors Vote Against Fluoridating Drinking Water

July 12, 2018

First Positive West Nile Mosquito Pool Found

July 12, 2018

Health Unit Warns Three Local Beaches Unsafe For Swimming

July 18, 2018

'Danger!' — Pollution Spike Leads To Sand Point Beach Shutdown

July 19, 2018

Nursing Student's App Aimed At Saving Opioid Overdose Victims

Windsorite.ca

Publish Date Title

July 4, 2018

Weekly Beach Report: Swimming Not Recommended At Three Local Beaches

July 11, 2018

Weekly Beach Report: Swimming Not Recommended At Three Local Beaches

July 11, 2018

First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Pool Found

July 18, 2018

Weekly Beach Report: One Beach Closed, Swimming Not Recommended At Five Others

July 25, 2018

Weekly Beach Report: Two Beaches Closed, Swimming Not Recommended At One Other

Yahoo News

Publish Date Title

July 30, 2018

Beach Closures Mean Unsafe Sand Too, Says Water Quality Specialist (shared article from CBC)

The following individuals contributed to this report: Jennifer Jershy and Michael Janisse