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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. US Airways.

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A Look At Academic Research on Crisis Communication From #AEJMC14

Melissa Agnes

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 AEJMC conference , which took place in my hometown of Montreal. I’m a practitioner so I get the opportunity to test my own and others’ theories when it comes to crisis communication. In terms of the crisis communication research.

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The Role of The Social CEO in Your Crisis Communications

Melissa Agnes

Yet the 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer shows that consumer trust in executives (and government) is at an all-time low. In a crisis, you need your stakeholders to trust your spokesperson and, thus, your organization. Note: This will probably correlate with your pre-determined crisis communications platforms.).

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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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Team Crisis Communications

PRSay

The one big element which is incorporated in PR, regardless of the specific industry is crisis management and communications. It should include such things as chain of command, a communications “tree” and messaging – both internal and external. And don’t put together this plan in a vacuum.

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Weekly Roundup of Awesome Links: Week of August 4, 2014

Melissa Agnes

Making The Case for Excluding Jargon From Crisis Communication. Teaching Crisis Communication: Embracing the Research to Practice Model. This week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. I’m always talking about real-time updates for crisis communication and what that means.

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#CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of October 20, 2014

Melissa Agnes

Within this post, @kfreberg explores how WhatsApp and News Deeply are being used for communication and updates within the Ebola crisis. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. WhatsApp As An Ebola Crisis Communication Strategy. A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them. Listen here!

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