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Information Asymmetry: The Informed Minority Advantage

Doctor Spin

Information Asymmetry in Popular Culture Several TV shows and films have been inspired by the concept of information asymmetry, similar to the dynamics found in games like Mafia, Werewolf, or Among Us. Although not directly based on these games, John Carpenter’s classic film “The Thing” shares a similar theme. link] The result?

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Six Things PR Can Learn From “The Big Short”

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

banking system in 2008 (based on Michael Lewis’s bestseller), is full of takeaways that PR pros can use. One thing that impresses in Michael Lewis’s story and is translated in the film is the depth of research the short-sellers undertake before making their bets. A lot, actually. Here are the top six.

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PRoust Questionnaire: José Manuel Velasco

PR Conversations

Probably because of my background in journalism (see the next answer), the thing I continue to enjoy the most is writing (for effective communications). For that matter, I don’t know why I felt at a young age the “call” of journalism, as there was no family tradition in this type of career. Why do you work in PR?

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The Cherry on the Cake

Maxim Behar

Here's a very small part of the history I have as a person in journalism with a long career path, then in private business. Levon Hampartzumyan: One of the first erotic films was shot in Seychelles. Since the financial crisis in 2008. Maxime Behar: It's a unique Code of Ethics that I wrote in 2001. Again a little lemon pepper.

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PR in 2015: The Trouble with Authenticity

Mark My Words

However, as the comeback of wolfish investment bankers at Barclays and elsewhere goes to show even a calamity on the scale of the 2008 crash eventually passes into the dusty vaults of memory. Would many not have been better deployed in the dwindling ranks of investigative journalism ?