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Providing accurate and factual information with insightful commentary to television, radio and newspaper media is an important aspect of what Eric is committed to doing.
He has had extensive media experience in providing informative content to all forms of the media. This has included producing and hosting 60 Project Impact programs for a 31 channel government network of stations in Washington State.
See examples of his commercial television interviews, quotes in the media. Also see examples of his published articles and his Op-eds.
Eric believes that the media is not the enemy and is working to have governments and private business take a different approach to working with the media. See The Media is my Friend (PDF) for an introduction to what he has done previously and the attitudes he is trying to change.
Information for Media Partners
Eric tries to make himself available to the media 24/7/365 days, except for leap years when that expands to 366 days. Click here for Eric's contact information. Another resource for you is Help A Reporter that allows you to have access to other sources based on your topic. It might be just what you need to reach other people who can help you with story content.
If Eric is not able to speak on a topic he has a 6,500 person rolodex of contacts and he will happily refer you to other experts.
You may find the following documents helpful in your work in reporting the news:
| Disaster Facts |
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| Subject Matter Experts |
| Information to Broadcast Immediately Following an Earthquake |
Holdeman Quoted
10/2008 |
Government Technology |
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7/17/2008 |
Government Technology |
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6/18/2008 |
Computerworld Security |
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2/26/2008 |
Time Magazine |
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9/19/2007 |
Emergency Management Magazine |
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8/2007 |
USA Today |
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| The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of the Local Emergency Manager: An Empirical Study | 3/2007 |
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters |
| Why we don't prepare | 8/28/2006 |
Time Magazine |
| Doing it the NW Way | 6/2006 |
Homeland Security Today |
Coming soon! |
3/2006 |
Seattle Magazine |
| A moment with ... Eric Holdeman | 6/5/2005 | Seattle P-I |
| Early readings from disaster drill bode well for us | 5/14/2003 | Seattle P-I |
| Bridging the Data Disconnect: Information Sharing Essentials | 10/8/2002 | Government Technology |
| With hopes for the best, he prepares for the worst | 4/28/2002 | Seattle Times |
| Be ready for anything, starting with a first-aid kit | 12/7/2001 | Seattle P-I |
| ICF International Hires Nationally Known Emergency Management, Homeland Security Experts | 6/12/2007 |
ICF International |