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The Sexy Allure Of Crisis Management Is Presenting Risk To Organizations

Melissa Agnes

Thanks to high-profile crises, viral issues, and fun television series like Scandal , crisis management is being seen more and more as a “sexy” and thrilling profession or service offering. Crisis management advisors and consultants are not supposed to be the risk. What makes me say this? Olivia Pope’s life is glamorous.

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Being Smart and Strategic When Navigating the Current News Cycle

PRSay

At MediaSource, we’ve been speaking with our key media contacts to keep a pulse on what’s happening in newsrooms, and speaking regularly with our partners in journalism. Within today’s new dynamic, communications professionals have to be more strategic than ever. Monitor the media environment.

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Revisiting Social Media: Power, Performance and Planning

PR in High Definition

According to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, legal immunity is granted to online platforms protecting them from liability for their users’ posts. And to put this in context, this primacy is no different to the time when the UK had just four television channels.

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Reteaching an Old Dog Old Tricks

PRSay

My career began in television news as a reporter and producer. After working over 10 years in television news, she made the leap to public relations. She is now the proud owner of Mother of Pearls Public Relations where they specialize in media relations, media training and crisis communications.

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Media Training Lessons From Oprah Winfrey’s Interview With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

PRSay

Oprah Winfrey’s prime-time television interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on March 7 provided a reminder of the principles PR professionals should follow to prepare clients for media interviews that create positive coverage and help manage crises. Research reporters, anticipate questions.

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What the Uvalde Shootings and Other Crises Reveal about Press Conferences

PRSay

A press conference can be a risky way to convey information to the media and the public, particularly during a crisis. Unfortunately, recent history offers other examples of what not to do in a press conference after a crisis. Despite very public and memorable examples, communicators seem to learn this lesson the hard way.