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How to Maintain Relationships With Journalists During the Pandemic

PRSay

Social distancing has forced journalists to change nearly every aspect of how they do their jobs as they navigate a new way of reporting amid the biggest health crisis in a century. For communicators, that means nearly everything you thought you knew about interacting with the news media has been turned upside down. Be a helper.

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TCIP #056 – Terrorist Attack Crisis Management with Daniel Linskey

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #056 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Daniel Linskey. I recently had the honor of sitting down with Daniel Linksey, former Superintendent in Chief of the Boston Police Department, to record an episode of the Crisis Intelligence Podcast. Subscribe to the Crisis Intelligence Podcast!

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Tips for Professional Video Chat Interviews and Meetings

PRSay

The 24-hour news channels have also increased the number of interviews they are doing through Skype, FaceTime and other services. In the early days of Skype interviews, many interviewees would simply put their laptops on their desks and look down at them. Make sure your home network can handle a video call.

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5 PR Mistakes And What To Learn From Them

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Effective communications needs a mix of “rich” and “lean.” ” In-person, Skype or phone calls are considered “rich” channels of communication and are the most effective ways to hammer out complex ideas, solve problems or address larger strategic questions.

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How to Apply These 12 Best Practices to COVID-19 Communications

PRSay

In recent months, the Logos Institute for Crisis Management & Executive Leadership team has studied institutional responses to COVID-19. From this, we have created 12 best practices for crisis management: Begin all communication, whether written or verbal, with a statement of values, beliefs, intent or motivation.

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The book we have all been waiting for: Answers for Modern Communicators by Deirdre Breakenridge [Book Review]

Karen Freberg

A few years later, we had a chance to do a Skype session, which lead to several phone calls, guest talks, and meet ups in person. but also be able to have it as a required book for my PR and Crisis Communication class at the University of Louisville. and we then connected on Twitter.

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Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. Our crisis communications plan consist of pre-event, event, and post-event reporting guidelines and information.