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S&T Live Recap: For Southwest Airlines, a Complex Crisis Required a ‘Thoughtful Communication Plan’

PRSay

“Whenever we get into any crisis moment, the guiding principles for us are compassion and action,” said Linda Rutherford, chief administration and communications officer for Southwest Airlines. Given the complexities of the crisis, “we were as timely and accurate as we could be,” she said.

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. 5 webinar “Crisis Management on an International Stage: Takeaways from Boeing’s Biggest Crisis and Time Spent in the West Wing.”.

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Building Trust & Connections: Authenticity’s Role in PR

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

From my favorite airline (which is open and sincere in good times and bad) to my credit card company (who handled a data breach quickly and efficiently), down to my neighborhood auto repair shop (which is almost honest to a fault), these traits are a major driver in my day-to-day purchase decisions.

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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

On Friday, January 5, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 lost a fuselage‘ plug door‘ mid-flight , causing the cabin to depressurize and loose items to blow out with the door. In another incident, an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane caught fire moments into its flight from Miami International Airport on January 18.

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TCIP #020 – Managing The Ebola Crisis With Bill Boyd

Melissa Agnes

Within this episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, Bill Boyd and I discuss the current state of the Ebola crisis and how the CDC, hospitals and government are fairing in their crisis communication and overall management of this escalating epidemic. Running time: 1:01:02.

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ICON 2021 Recap: Inside Delta Air Lines’ Crisis Response to COVID-19

PRSay

Internal messages repurposed for news media. There were very few communications items that we produced that did not have an internal component as well as an external,” Shea said. Visuals were the best way to explain those abstract concepts, Zientowski said.

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The Use of the Word Transparency in the World of Social Media

Melissa Agnes

when a crisis happened it was common practice for an organization to withhold information, particularly if the information was incomplete or involved an organization’s Intellectual Property (e.g. Read: What is your Ideal Crisis Response Time? Think Malaysia Airlines. An unprecedented crisis happened.