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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. 5 webinar “Crisis Management on an International Stage: Takeaways from Boeing’s Biggest Crisis and Time Spent in the West Wing.”.

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It It seems like my life here is a perpetual crisis,” said Gediman, a longtime PRSA member. Do you also manage social media for the park?

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Jobs in Public Relations

5W PR

There are different types of PR specialists who are experts in their fields–fields such as public affairs, or social media. With public affairs, for example, PR professionals are required to communicate with media outlets and governments on behalf of clients. Crisis Managers. PR Managers.

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

We provided weekly training sessions to ensure that public affairs officers could hone their skills. The combined efforts led to improved communications in a short amount of time in the middle of the evolving public health pandemic. We shared social listening reports from FEMA.

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When The Crisis PR Guy Is The Crisis

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

That happened this week when the Campbell Soup Company found itself in hot water after a bizarre tweet from its own head of government affairs — an executive who ironically lists “crisis management” among his skills. Senate – not an unusual pedigree for a Public Affairs VP.

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

Learn more: Digital PR Public Affairs (PA) “Integrating corporate planning and public affairs perspectives is crucial for organizations to effectively respond to environmental change and adapt to social and political turbulence.” While advertising can support such endeavours, the driving force is usually public relations.

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5 “Founding Fathers” Of PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But as VP of public affairs, he fashioned a unique response to mounting criticism of Mobil during the energy crisis. Mobil took out full-page advocacy op-eds in the New York Times to share the company’s viewpoint on public issues like technology, mass transit, and energy independence.

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