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What people think vs. What people think about

Onclusive

“Fools… are apt to think that events exogenously give us the news by jumping out at us, but, in fact, the news media are choosing the news because their financial success depends on their stories’ viral impact,” wrote Nobel prize-winning economist, Robert Shiller in his book called Narrative Economics.

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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Everyone recalls the PR fiasco United Airlines experienced in April when footage of a dazed and bloodied passenger being dragged from his seat went viral. That, too, was captured on other passengers’ cell phones and enjoyed a brief viral moment on social media. Southwest Airlines’ soft landing.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

Whether I’m penning a reported piece, ghostwriting, or composing a blog post for a brand, there are a few fact-checking measures I always take. “If a reader can’t depend on the basic facts of a blog post, it’s a clear message that they can’t trust the brand.” The Check, Please!

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The Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Review your policies. Act on your policies. The application in crisis communications is interesting because in the face of negative news coverage the internal debate tends to be two-fold: a) should we respond and b) if so, how? billion ,” according to a new report from Burton-Taylor International Consulting.

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The Misinformation Age: Misinformation, Lies, and Communications

Scott Public Relations

professor at the University of California at Irvine and author of the book “The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread”, explained at the annual meeting of PR Boutiques International that understanding how false beliefs propagate may lie in defining “belief” as a social phenomenon. Cailin O’Connor, Ph.D.,

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The Misinformation Age: Misinformation, Lies, and Communications

Scott Public Relations

professor at the University of California at Irvine and author of the book “The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread”, explained at the annual meeting of PR Boutiques International that understanding how false beliefs propagate may lie in defining “belief” as a social phenomenon. Cailin O’Connor, Ph.D.,

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

Prohibition

Your business probably has multiple communications channels that you use regularly – website, blog, social media platforms, Make sure you use each of them to push out your statements and updates to your crisis until the issue has settled. Use all your communications channels. Align the crisis plan with the operational plan.

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