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What the Uvalde Shootings and Other Crises Reveal about Press Conferences

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DPS held the follow-up press conference where the director characterized the local police’s action as the “wrong” decision. The local District Attorney, Christina Busbee, issued a statement that they wouldn’t be issuing statements. Despite very public and memorable examples, communicators seem to learn this lesson the hard way.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

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Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. Oppe begins with branding and helps students craft their personal narrative.

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How September 11 Impacted PR and Email Communications

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My husband was away on business in Rotterdam and I was excited to be dressed in a snappy navy pant suit for a meeting with our local school district about photographing the annual report. Image from the 2010 Butterfly Collection by Barbara Rozgonyi for thesociallens.com copyright 2010.

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What We Can Learn From PR Crises

Critical Mention

Takeaway: Tide did a great job combatting the crisis by using Twitter to reply to people having “trouble” with its products, telling them to contact their doctor or local poison center and also providing the company’s customer service number. We all remember BP. billion in fines.

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Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Glad thats over with.

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Reflecting on 9/11 Anniversary #NeverForget

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My husband was away on business in Rotterdam and I was excited to be dressed in a snappy navy pant suit for a meeting with our local school district about photographing the annual report. Image from the 2010 Butterfly Collection by Barbara Rozgonyi. I marveled at how beautifully the day was starting out. Keep writing yours.

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From classroom to boardroom – crisis management lessons from the auto industry

PR Conversations

More recent ones show the effect of technological innovations, (including emergence of social media), that have increased the global reach and potential magnitude of many crisis situations. These all support the argument by Coombs and Holladay that “globalisation increases an organisation’s vulnerability to crisis.