Attorney Robert Wone was murdered on August 2, 2006. The circumstances surrounding his death are both gruesome and mysterious. Three individuals were recently acquitted of charges associated with the murder: conspiracy, obstruction of justice and crime scene tampering. After Robert’s murder, four media professionals in the Washington, D.C. area created a site devoted to the [...]
September 1, 2010
The Public Relations Society of America announced last week that it is increasing enforcement of its media policy for its annual conference. The new level of enforcement potentially affects trade publications wishing to attend the conference with press credentials. In the past, trade publications were granted press access to attend the conference. This year, however, publications [...]
July 29, 2010
Allow me to indulge in a fanciful scenario. You are a maker of product X. Out of the blue, it comes to your attention that your product is being accused of causing the deaths of those using the product. You look into it, but you can’t confirm that is actually the case. Reports of deaths [...]
February 17, 2010
Like a well-orchestrated antiphony, the chirping by self-anointed crisis pundits has become formulaic: A crisis erupts and the call-and-response by social media sycophants, bloggers and journalists erupts into high gear, often adopting the tone of, “Here’s what (brand/individual) X should be doing.” There’s no doubt healthy reflection and even recommendations can be helpful. But the mere fact [...]
December 31, 2009
Solutions “Jimmy is 8 years old and a third-generation heroin addict, a precocious little boy with sandy hair, velvety brown eyes and needle marks freckling the baby-smooth skin of his thin brown arms.” – Janet Cooke, Washington Post, September 29, 1980 Promoted by her Washington Post Editor, Bob Woodward, reporter Janet Cooke was nominated for [...]
September 3, 2010
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