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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 Malaysia Airlines’s Crisis Communications During the Crisis of Flight MH370

Melissa Agnes

By now, we’ve all heard of the terrible crisis Malaysia Airlines is facing with flight MH370 appearing to have vanished out of thin air with over 200 passengers and crew members aboard. So how is Malaysia Airlines handling this crisis? A Look at Malaysia Airlines’s Crisis Communications.

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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. Would this be beneficial to your organization in and out of a crisis? Think about it. That would be wise.

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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. In fact, as a former head of pro sports team PR department, you are always interested in discerning how a particular organization handles crisis situations. And it’s not uncommon.

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

Melissa Agnes

Below you’ll find our roundup of some really great articles that we’ve come across this week, as well as a roundup of what was published to The Crisis Intelligence Blog and Podcast this week. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. Making The Case for Excluding Jargon From Crisis Communication. Listen here!

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

Melissa Agnes

Disruption technologies integrated within crisis message strategies arising during Ebola crisis. 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. Crisis Roundups' Listen here!

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