Virginia Tech’s shooting massacre in 2007 changed the way universities and other public institutions respond to crises. As a result of the slow, manual campus warning system in place on the day a deranged gunman killed 32 people, emergency and crisis response leaders more rapid alert protocols, adding blast texts and emails along with other traditional warnings. Read more
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Crisis reporting: How to stay up to date?
The media recently reported on an incident involving home/vacation rental website www.Airbnb.com. It turns out that a “guest” at an Airbnb property in San Francisco vandalized the home of the lessor. Read more
Weiner and Gottfried and Johnson…Oh My!
Though ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner is the limelight star right now, let us not forget a few notable others who committed social media faux pas that handicapped their images and careers. Gilbert Gottfried, Larry Johnson, and Ashley Payne, among others, made mashable.com’s
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LEADERSHIP AND CONTROL IN A COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Scott Van Camp, editor of PR News, recently posted a blog by a former Bausch + Lomb communications executive on empowering line communications staff by ceding control of some communications to them. Read more
A Tale of Two Crises
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s social media and telephone sexual innuendo escapades were the major news issue on Monday, and remain in the headlines today. It’s one more example of public officials behaving badly, lying about their behavior and thinking that somehow in the “gotcha” world, no one will find out. Read more
Leaders behaving badly
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger are the latest examples of what Time Magazine calls “men behaving badly.”
Men behaving badly isn’t just confined to the sex accusations. The litany of sins and crimes that we read about also includes insider trading, fraud and more. Read more
Proper Planning is the Key to Crisis Communications
The current spate of international and domestic crises is a stark reminder to all professional communicators: in Crisis Response there is no substitute for preparedness.
An enterprise paralyzed by a devastating earthquake or tsunami. Read more
BEING VISIBLE WHEN THE VISIBILITY IS ZERO
The powerful winter storms across much of the U.S. highlight the communication problems faced by government, utility company and transportation officials. Really bad weather always means trouble for communicators. Being visible when visibility is near zero is essential. Read more
CommCore’s Pick of the Top 5 Crises of 2010
The CommCore list of top Crises for 2010 has a few of the obvious candidates, plus one or two that represent a certain type of crisis vs. the biggest news or blog splash.
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Discovery Communications: Emergency Planning and Crisis Communications
The hostage taking incident last week at Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, MD, (less than 10 miles from the White House in Washington) has quickly faded from the news pages. Yet a couple of notes regarding new media and crisis planning and communications are worth making.
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