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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. It’s not always about crisis management. To advocate in the face of government or regulatory scrutiny. No matter what a given CEO’s role, there are times in nearly every company’s history that call for the involvement of the a PR-fluent CEO.

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Traditional and Social Media Are Sowing Disinformation and Division, Report Says

PRSay

Politicians, CEOs, television anchors, talk-radio hosts and prominent professionals “are the source and amplifiers of some of the worst, most harmful disinformation” in America, a new report says. According to the report, leadership from every sector and institution in our society “is our only way out of this crisis. A constant churn.

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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. We’ll look at ethics and governance. Private companies pose more of a threat than governments ever could.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

In our initial edition of the “Public Relations Handbook,” we discussed how one company had incredibly transmitted information via satellite from the United States to Japan, with a two-way, closed-circuit television between Tokyo and Chicago. Does anyone remember when satellite news conferences were cutting-edge?).

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Crisis Management Lessons From Boeing’s 737 Max Disasters

PRSay

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. As for the legal team, that’s always a push and pull, whether you’re managing a crisis or an everyday issue.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

The CIPR, #FuturePRoof, PRCA and Provoke Media have all polled the PR industry throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Investment and financial performance will drive the economic recovery, but this will need to be balanced with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. Photo by domin_domin/iStock / Getty Images.

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UK Government report calls for social media regulation

Stephen Waddington

This is among the recommendations from the UK Government’s interim report on fake news. A new Government Select Committee report tackles fake news, foreign interference in elections, and the EU Referendum. We are faced with a crisis concerning the use of data, the manipulation of our data, and the targeting of pernicious views.”