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Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ Chaos Erodes Trust in Crisis Communications

PRSay

Especially in a crisis situation, [Twitter is] a way to share information with the greatest number of people,” said Donyale Padgett, a professor of communication studies at Wayne State University in Detroit. Rogosky, who lives in Long Island, N.Y., But with all the new check marks, she didn’t know which information she could trust.

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Doing Crisis Communications Right – Your Follow Up Questions Answered

Melissa Agnes

Since the podcast on “ doing crisis communications right “, with Captain Chris Hsiung and Shino Tanaka, aired last week, I’ve received some really great follow up questions from listeners. Your follow up questions answered: Doing crisis communications right.

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Melissa Agnes Discusses Ebola Crisis and Jian Ghomeshi Scandal on CJAD

Melissa Agnes

Melissa Agnes is referred to as “the official crisis manager of the Tommy Schnurmacher show”, which is Montreal’s leading morning radio talk show on CJAD. Last week, Melissa had the pleasure of chatting on air with Tommy about the Ebola crisis, the Jian Ghomeshi Scandal and the Ottawa shooting that took place last month.

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Crisis? Here are 7 Communications Actions to Take Immediately

Landis PR

Successful crisis communications strategizing occurs before an incident. My boss at the college radio station believed in Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. Product recalls, natural disasters, pandemics, leadership and employee issues are all grounds for crisis communications. The post Crisis?

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The Do’s and Don’ts Of Handling A PR Crisis

Flack's Revenge

A PR crisis could ravage your reputation, and any number of potential developments can trigger one. There are ways to reduce the impact of a PR crisis, the best of which is to prepare for one. This can be achieved even though the specific circumstances that touch off a crisis cannot always be foreseen. Coach your spokespersons.

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Future of PR and social media for International Air Transport Association crisis communications conference

Stuart Bruce

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. c) Donald Steel. The PR professional of the future will know this and practice this.

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Melissa Agnes Discusses Ebola Crisis and Jian Ghomeshi Scandal on CJAD

Melissa Agnes

Melissa Agnes is referred to as “the official crisis manager of the Tommy Schnurmacher show”, which is Montreal’s leading morning radio talk show on CJAD. Last week, Melissa had the pleasure of chatting on air with Tommy about the Ebola crisis, the Jian Ghomeshi Scandal and the Ottawa shooting that took place last month.

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