Like clockwork, the Environmental Working Group — an apparently well-funded and certainly well-applauded — activist group, which claims to be a scientific research organization of sorts, recently sent out their latest fear-mongering news release around the globe. This time, sunscreen is not safe for you, according to the reporting in all manner of news media [...]
June 2, 2010
At the risk of creating confusion — as I did with the Brand Crisis post, in which my more steadfast critics seemed to confuse observation about crisis response rules with prescriptions for how to respond — times necessitate discussion about brand crises being played out in the media. Most notable of course is the environmental [...]
May 23, 2010
There’s a nice discussion at Bill Sledzik’s blog about research productivity in the academy. I partly agree and disagree with Bill’s assessment, which is about the value research institutions place on blogging about issues relevant to one’s profession. This is my response to Bill (which has been edited to correct grammar and improve readability). It [...]
December 18, 2009
The consequences of misinformation: How the New York Times worked with an activist group to mislead the nation “Let’s give ‘em something to talk about.” – Bonnie Raitt In 2002 a relatively unknown study about consumer perceptions of food safety was published (1). In it, three researchers discovered a startling point: Given the choice between [...]
July 18, 2009
I’ve heard PR people take issue with organizational objectives simply because it violated a personal belief. When that is the case, the PR person should find another job; conversely, if I were the CEO of an organization where a PR person had difficulty with the organization’s mission and suggested policy changes, I would be tempted [...]
July 5, 2010
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