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Ph.D. forum interview: Media coverage of crises in higher education

October 19, 2011

I would like to thank Bruce Hurwitz for the nice interview yesterday. I could talk about my dissertation for a long time, and he was kind enough to chat me at length about it for Blogtalkradio. The complete interview is below. Listen to internet radio with Bruce Hurwitz on Blog Talk Radio

GE’s killer tweets

March 31, 2011

What the company defended and why it may have failed I was a budding journalist in the early 1990s. I had been assigned to cover the university’s faculty senate meeting, what I assumed would be a snooze-fest. It mostly was. But toward the end, something curious occurred. A faculty member made a surprise announcement, a [...]

PRESENTATION: Crisis communications: Myths, exceptions, realities

November 19, 2010

My presentation for the Orange County Public Relations Society of America chapter from yesterday. Comments and questions are welcome below. Crisis Communications: Myths, Exceptions, Realities View more presentations from Conrad Communications.

Hittin’ the road: My upcoming speaking engagements

October 14, 2010

I have a handful of speaking events lined up. Readers of this blog be sure to say hello if you attend. October 21, Thursday, 7 p.m., Carson City, Nevada, Comma Coffee. Non-partisan panel discussion (me and Ryan Jerz) on political advertising and how to avoid the pitfalls of misinformation during political elections. October 27, Wednesday, [...]

A Crisis of Crisis Punditry: New post at Bulldog Reporter

September 10, 2010

The crisis management arena is fraught with uncertainty. As technology develops, newsrooms are downsized and the condition of public opinion is in a constant state of flux, it’s easy to get excited about the crisis of the day, week or month. More and more PR bloggers, myself included, are quick to weigh in—whether it’s on [...]