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…
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Hard Facts, Soft Feelings
Media’s power is immense. Use it to your advantage. Regardless of what economists say, pundits prefer their own definition of economic hard times: “A recession is when your neighbor is unemployed. A…
On Second Thought
History is often revised. But seldom in short term. Time softens the sharp edges. As memories fade, events are reinterpreted. Sometimes to reflect new evidence. More often to better fit with what…
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…
Fiction & Fact
Job #1 in Crisis PR – Separate fiction from fact. We’re all better for having read, seen, or told fiction. Whatever can be imagined, can be. Think Jules Verne, J.R.R. Tolkein, and…
Open Mics & Disengaged Minds
Foot-in-mouth disease has damaged many careers and ended others. Its history is long, colorful, and likely to continue. You can’t unring that bell. Most of the time, it has a close correlation…
Savage Magic
First, define your audience. Convince them and you win. The British magazine The Economist is fond of phrases like “the savage magic of capitalism.” It’s also fond of describing itself as “Liberal”…
Pandora’s Jar
Don’t like the media question? Answer the one you want. After all the evil had escaped, the legend goes, all that remained in the jar was hope — and mankind has never…
Give a Fish, Teach to Fish
Chief lesson for clients: Once burned. Twice shy. “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” It’s one of those…
Druthers
Beating media at its own game is no game for amateurs. You hear it every day. If I had my druthers, I wouldn’t have been so careless. I wouldn’t have gotten in…