“Should the volatility of a company’s stock price determine how public information on an environmental disaster be delivered to the public?”This is the crux of the issue that “The Media Equation’s” David Carr raises in his always must-read column today “A Disaster, Privately Managed.” In essence, the command-and-control approach taken by BP and its PR…… Continue reading A Pool Approach to Coverage
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Crisis Du Jour
How does one know if a negative story will turn into a full-blown crisis? What factors need to crystallize to transform a short-lived media blip into an extended period of pain for the crisis owner?And what steps can be taken to shorten the media legs or extinguish the media spotlight altogether? (Now there’s a million…… Continue reading Crisis Du Jour