The world of scientific research holds a principle of conservatism that hasn’t yet entered the public consciousness–and likely never will. It is the idea that if something isn’t yet explainable by rigorous and established controls and procedures, researchers are cautious to draw broad conclusions about that phenomenon. The reason for this is simple: In order [...]
January 13, 2008
Read part 1. Q: What happens if, as a public relations professional, you see communications disconnects in your senior leadership? For example, maybe your CEO is not a good communicator or is somebody who goes around and shoots him or herself in the foot all the time. Jim Lukaszewski: The rest of the book, the [...]
September 2, 2007
It’s called a PR person’s worst nightmore–a lie that won’t disappear. From Inside Higher Ed, here’s an article called “Proving you’re not a puppy murderer.” Dalhousie University, in Canada, goes on the legal offensive against anonymous (and likely false) allegations being made on Facebook. Crisis communications guru Jim Lukaszewski has a new book coming out in late September. [...]
August 19, 2007
In the late 1990s, President Bill Clinton was accused of selling burial plots at Arlington National Cemetery. The scandal made front page news all over the country. The problem: none of it was true. Lanny Davis, Clinton’s former special counsel, explains why this happened in part two of this exclusive interview for The Good, The [...]
August 7, 2007
As much as I find Google’s technologies valuable, my fawning should be kept in check. The company has faced PR issues lately particularly for user privacy fears in regards to Google’s marketing tactics and its Street View feature. Media Post’s Search Insider details the most recent concern over Google’s practices. (Disclosure of the obvious: I use [...]
January 30, 2008