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Newborn Abducted from Hospital and Social Media Saves the Day

Melissa Agnes

An amber alert was issued at 7pm and the picture of the abductor, taken from the hospital’s security footage, was plastered all of local media and social media. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a great example of the power of social media in emergency and crisis situations. Case Studies Technology and Crisis Communications'

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COVID Vaccine Distribution – First Crisis PR Event of 2021

The Stalwart Blog

We’ve even seen the Crisis come back to nursing homes whose health care workers are reluctant to take the vaccine, simply because they’re not sure that they can trust anyone. If you are directly involved in a government or healthcare level in the distribution of the vaccine, you need to step up your communications game.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Shirley Johnson

Solo PR Pro

It happened organically following many successful years in broadcast production and healthcare and pharmaceutical public relations. Five years later Shirley is principal of Stage 1 Public Relations , where she works with clients in the healthcare, biotech and non-profit industries. Cross-country career path.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I His friend, Jeff, a partner at a prominent local accounting firm, reached out to Stu about potentially working with him.

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Analyzing the CDC’s Crisis Communication In U.S. Ebola Outbreak

Melissa Agnes

A look at CDC’s crisis communication in the initial hours of the U.S. They’ve been working night and day on plans and processes for dealing with Ebola, the public and the potentially infected for weeks now. Read: Emory’s Excellent Crisis Communication on Facebook. Case Studies Leadership in a Crisis'

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Analyzing the CDC’s Crisis Communication In U.S. Ebola Outbreak

Melissa Agnes

Listen: TCIP #020 – Managing The Ebola Crisis With Bill Boyd. A look at CDC’s crisis communication in the initial hours of the U.S. They’ve been working night and day on plans and processes for dealing with Ebola, the public and the potentially infected for weeks now. Ebola announcement.

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How Can Old School Strategies Counter Disinformation? – Ellen Crane

Ethical Voices

She provides strategic public relations planning and execution to both companies and marketing and PR agencies. She specializes in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, legal, real estate, education and nonprofits. I tried with the new stores to engage the local community. Ethics is very important to me.

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