Why a PR campaign won’t bring resolution to the family of a police shooting victim, part one of two The Erik Scott case has begun to spread nationally. For review, Scott was ex-military and had a concealed weapons permit. He entered a Las Vegas Costco with two concealed guns, one in his waistband and one [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
August 22, 2010
In this first podcast at The Good, The Bad, The Spin, we interview Michael Fumento, author, writer and attorney, and discuss the facts behind the Toyota sudden acceleration scares, media-enabled hysteria, the origins of “America’s Most Wanted,” media coverage of crises and crisis management in an age of media misinformation. [display_podcast]
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 [...]
October 1, 2010