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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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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It It seems like my life here is a perpetual crisis,” said Gediman, a longtime PRSA member. Do you also manage social media for the park?

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

PR professionals control the narrative, mitigate damage, and restore public confidence during a crisis. Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. E‑Public Relations: Impact and Efficiency.

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Maximising resilience of health and well-being assets in crisis situations

PR Conversations

Perhaps convincing employers that ongoing post-crisis support, including counselling and respite leave, could be tied to such statistics so the cost of losing experienced staff members post-crisis is understood. Second, I’d like to consider more the notion of superhero status in crisis management.

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The art of winning new business and crisis management: A Q&A with Clyde Group Partner Aubrey Quinn

NewsWhip

Clyde Group is a high-growth, PR & Public Affairs firm with a tremendous track record of success in Washington. After ranking up a litany of industry awards and nominations in such a short period of time, we wanted to check in with Aubrey Quinn, Partner and Managing Director, to learn more. And how does data shape these?

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Ethical Issues in Merging the Science and Art of Public Relations: Aaron Kwittken

Ethical Voices

I started in Washington DC in Public Affairs and Crisis Management. Still am a crisis guy and always will be, I think. It could be a false narrative or could just be narrative for placement versus narrative that’s actually interesting and serving a greater purpose to a community.

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#20: Building the bridge between infrastructure and data-driven media intelligence

NewsWhip

Brett: So, I guess is that, when we chatted before, I mean, that’s really the definition of a data-driven public affairs agency, correct? I was thinking when we were first talking about brainstorming, what is now the crisis management feature on Spike. It really has to be at the center of what you do.

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