Forget about the extremes. Focus your effort on the middle. Is “truth” really knowable? Or is it a fiction we create to reaffirm our beliefs? Did Bill Cosby repeatedly have non-consensual sex…
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$37 Billion Memo
Caution: If it’s in writing, it will be discovered. As the U.S. Justice Department and states investigated wrong-doing that led to the financial collapse, the nation’s biggest banks dumped tens of millions…
Different Prisms
A recent Vatican report about U.S. nuns was most significant for what it didn’t say. It didn’t condemn the nuns for “radical” and “feminist” ideas as expected when the investigation began in…
A Christmas Story
Good Crisis PR can turn a lump of coal into a gift. The holiday season is a busy time. Santa isn’t the only one who brings packages on Christmas Eve. So do judges.…
Be Very Afraid
Surviving a crisis is tough. Preparing eases the pain. “It’s only a matter of the ‘when,’ not the ‘if,’ that we are going to see something dramatic.” ~ Admiral Michael Rogers, Director…
3 Deadly Sins
Guilty of committing one of the 3 Deadly Sins of Crisis PR? “I won’t dignify that with a response.” It conjures up images of high-brow society (very Downton Abbey or Masterpiece Theatre).…
Alien Realities
Ultimate Goal Of Crisis Pr: Create A Favorable Reality HG Wells wrote about it. So did Isaac Asimov. It was a recurring theme for Rod Serling on The Twilight Zone. Earthlings encounter aliens…
Fringe & Mainstream
In a crisis, change is fast. Be prepared for the worst. “I aimed at the public’s heart, and … hit it in the stomach.” ~ Upton Sinclair, American socialist and novelist Sinclair…
Politicizing Ebola
Fear is a powerful emotion. Use it well, and you win. A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Ebola is the just latest. Watch the politicians. Both parties are guilty…
Be Careful What You Ask
No rule book in Crisis PR. Trust your gut. Make no errors. Always a good rule. For everyone. Comparable to the caveat that a lawyer never asks a witness a question unless…