How Journalists Decide Which Images from Ukraine are Too Awful to Publish
From Paul Farhi, writing in The Washington Post… The scene was ghastly. Four people lay sprawled on the pavement in the immediate aftermath of a mortar strike on civilians fleeing a Ukrainian town Sunday morning. A mother and two children were already dead as soldiers knelt over a man who had been with the family, […]
Fighting Putin’s Propaganda: Narrative Response Toolkit
From our colleagues at Lynn PR in the United Kingdom, written by Stefan Rollnik… President Putin is waging two wars which are mutually reinforcing. One with bombs and one with information. In seeking to pollute the information space with bad information, contradictory information and downright lies, Putin is blurring the lines of reality and making […]
How Crises Affect Law Firm Leaders — and Some Helpful Resources
By Gina Rubel, writing for Attorney at Work… I’ve been thinking about what it means to lead a company through crises and how each crisis affects law firm leaders. A few years ago, I believed I had handled just about every type of crisis conceivable. How wrong I was. In recent years, we have dealt […]
The Reputational Risks Of Doing Business In Russia
By Maja Pawinska Sims, writing for PRokeMedia… Over the past two weeks, we have seen an unprecedented brand exodus from Russia. International brands that have been present in the country for many years have made the decision to pull out of their operations, as a direct consequence of president Putin’s own decision to invade Ukraine. […]
Make the Case to Defend Yourself in the Court of Public Opinion
By Howard Fencl, Hennes Communications I was jolted back to the Stone Age by an attorney’s email on a thread batting back and forth a media statement I’d help craft in response to outrageous allegations in a frivolous lawsuit filed against our mutual client. The attorney’s reaction to the draft statement: “Litigators always advise ‘no […]
Do You Have a Few Minutes to Spare?
The Best Super Bowl Commercials of All Time The Drum Go ahead, argue amongst yourselves. All of the 2022 Super Bowl Commercials Parade Local News Reporter’s Resurfaced Deadpan Analysis of February Goes Viral In a video that only Lou Grant would love (though he’d never let you know it), this St. Louis reporter has no […]
Corporate and Social and Political Engagement: An Introduction
By Alexandra Reed Lajoux, writing for Directors & Boards… Corporations have the right to free speech. Should they exercise that right? Should corporations take public stances on social issues? Should they make contributions to political action committees or political parties? Under what circumstances do such actions create issues for corporations and their boards? These questions […]
What Scares the World’s Most Daring Olympians
Injury is a constant threat in their death-defying feats. The New York Times sat down with three dozen athletes who opened up about their fears. The Winter Olympics are a carnival of danger, a spectacle of speed and slick surfaces, powered mostly by the undefeated force of gravity. Skiers hurtle themselves down mountains faster than cars […]
The Best Guide to Spotting Misinformation Online
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I’ve Been a Hostage Negotiator for Kidnapped Journalists Like Daniel Pearl. Here’s What I Wish Everyone Knew.
From Daniel Levin, writing in The Forward… Today marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Daniel Pearl, the American journalist who was kidnapped and then brutally murdered by terrorists in Pakistan on Feb. 1, 2002. Danny’s death affected me deeply — his abduction on the way to an arranged interview at a Karachi restaurant, […]