The document discusses how public leaders, particularly mayors, engage in 'meaning making' during crises, highlighting the case of the MH17 disaster where mayors acted as 'mourner-in-chief'. It outlines the expectations placed on mayors to communicate effectively, bridge interests between families and communities, and provide support. Additionally, the research presents a framework of four types of meaning making based on 94 case studies from Dutch crises between 1990 and 2015.