Andy Gilman discusses the apology from Brian Williams in today’s PR News Article titled “Who Media Trained Brian Williams?”
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What Were They Thinking: Little League Baseball
Truing up “60 Minutes”
“60 Minutes,” the flagship news magazine on CBS is currently in a reputation trough. Recent stories about its bad reporting on Benghazi , the Amazon puff piece that broke the drone delivery news, and now a soft story about the National Security Administration have momentarily dimmed its traditional luster.
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Super Storm Sandy, the Web and Travel Web Sites
Hurricane Sandy has wreaked havoc on all aspects of life in the North East. Everyone at CommCore is safe, although we all know someone with significant property damage.
One interesting measure of the storm and social media is how business-like and fact-based transportation companies – airlines, trains and buses — have been in their communications. Read more
LivingSocial Hits a Home Run with Baseball Playoffs
Strike fast and be opportunistic are good mantras for successful PR.
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Online coupon company LivingSocial hit the proverbial home run but coming to the rescue of the Washington DC Metro system just before the Washington Nationals appear in the National League playoffs.
Video: Reasons for Journalists and PR to Fall in Love
More Evidence of Corporate Myopia: Netflix
There have been scores of articles and posts regarding the PR disaster that was Netflix’s recent decision to raise prices in what has generally been seen as a brand reputation-damaging move by CEO Reed Hastings. Read more
Answer the Damn Question, Please
Caveat: This is an example of a politician not-answering a question and then walking off the set. I’m not taking sides here, but using this as a teaching moment for others who either coach spokespersons or want to be interviewed. Read more