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WhatsApp As An Ebola Crisis Communication Strategy

Melissa Agnes

That said, it’s the first time that I’ve seen WhatsApp – which is the most commonly used “chat app” in Africa, the middle east and beyond – used as a means for crisis communication and it’s BBC that has taken the initiative. Listen: TCIP #020 – Managing The Ebola Crisis With Bill Boyd.

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A Look At Academic Research on Crisis Communication From #AEJMC14

Melissa Agnes

I’m always interested in seeing what’s being studied in universities these days, as well as the academic’s approach to the theoretical side of crisis communication, and so this day of observation and interaction was very fascinating for me. In terms of the crisis communication research.

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Emory’s Excellent Crisis Communication on Facebook

Melissa Agnes

As you probably know, I’ve been having an interesting debate with a fellow crisis professional on whether or not to shut social media down in a crisis. Instead of closing pages, I always suggest to focus on the goals and to communicate the appropriate messages to the appropriate audiences. to be treated at Emory.

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Teaching Crisis Communication: Embracing the Research to Practice Model

Melissa Agnes

I had a chance to be on Melissa’s podcast a few weeks ago to talk about some of the trends and challenges professors who are teaching crisis communications are facing today. Teaching a crisis class is not only an exciting opportunity for any professor to have (especially this one), it can be daunting to some as well.

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A Look at Malaysia Airlines’s Crisis Communications During the Crisis of Flight MH370

Melissa Agnes

So how is Malaysia Airlines handling this crisis? A Look at Malaysia Airlines’s Crisis Communications. Malaysia airlines has demonstrated compassion, honesty and competence while handling this crisis. Let’s take a look… They established a crisis communications home base.

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Apple’s Huge Security Breach and Lack of Proper Crisis Communications

Melissa Agnes

It’s interesting to me that, in this day and age of transparent, two-way and real-time communications, Apple has so far gotten away with providing the following as their crisis communications: A quote to Reuters that said: “We are aware of this issue and already have a software fix that will be released very soon.”.

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Why You Should Hire a Crisis Communications Agency?

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Having a crisis communication plan in place ahead of time reduces confusion, ensures an effective communication flow, and improves messaging timeliness during or after a crisis. The basics of good crisis communications are the same for every company. What causes a crisis to go viral?