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Finding Confidence Through Accreditation

PRSay

As much as we tried to be proactive, there was often only time to react, and my team was tasked with crafting messages that could make or break our reputation as a health system. As the urgency started to lessen, I still had the burst of adrenaline from being in a constant crisis. Darcel Walker, M.A.,

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

When the word coronavirus first came on the scene at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) earlier this year, we did what most hospitals do in a time of crisis, we stood up the Office of Emergency Response (OEM) and went to work. We provided weekly training sessions to ensure that public affairs officers could hone their skills.

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

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When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. According to reports, an automated flight-control system had sent the airplanes into nosedives.

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US Navy In Crisis PR Mode: A Textbook Example

The Stalwart Blog

Forgive me if I boast about the US Navy Public Affairs community for a moment. McCain’s Aegis systems caused the ships to crash into merchant vessels. Here’s where the Public Affairs team and senior leadership shined. I possess a bit of bias from my years in uniform. To be sure, heads will roll. Regular Updates.

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Hidden PR Tools In Top Movies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Crimson Tide (1995) — Crisis Planning. When it’s a crisis communications nightmare about the highest of high stakes: nuclear war. Augustine’s six stages of crisis. In most time-urgent crisis situations, a clear chain of command works better than consensus. Buena Vista Pictures (1995).

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Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce Livecast talking Crisis PR

The Stalwart Blog

What do you do when you’re embroiled in a crisis that maybe wasn’t of your making? He is a crisis PR expert, a friend of mine for many years. He has a PR security systems business down in San Diego. I started actually as a Navy officer, turned Navy public affairs officer. His name is Dave Oates.

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

More crisis work. “A A lot more crisis work in addition to more duties usually shared between departments. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Actual and perceived crisis 24/7. “A COVID, labor issues, economic issues, and crisis issues piled on top of each other.”.