Crisis Management

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PR Roundup: Labubu Mania, Boston U and Alex Cooper Crisis, Authentic Carbs

June 26th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at the viral social media mania surrounding the Labubu doll, Boston University’s indirect response to “Call Her Daddy” Host Alex Cooper’s sexual harassment allegations and a unique campaign pairing authenticity and carbs. 

Q&A: AI, Disinformation and Brand Perception with Cyabra

June 23rd, 2025 by

Questions from the audience included what size does a company have to be to consider using tools against disinformation and what types of tools can be used for threat protection, among others. 

PRNEWS Announces Winners of 2025 Nonprofit Awards

June 17th, 2025 by

PRNEWS today announced the winners of its 2025 Nonprofit Awards, which celebrates the most talented communicators and teams in the nonprofit sector, as well as the most innovative and effective campaigns.

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PR Roundup: Moran Out at ABC, State of Journalism 2025, Bad Vibes at JPMorgan

June 12th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at the reaction to ABC News not renewing veteran journalist Terry Moran’s contract, the latest Muck Rack State of Journalism report and a leaked memo regarding JPMorgan’s dipping employee morale.

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PR Roundup: Victoria’s Secret Outage, Bieber’s Billions, Nuclear Verdicts

May 29th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup examines the bizarre ongoing cyberattack on the Victoria’s Secret website, how nuclear verdicts are impacting the reputations of large companies and the worth of a celebrity product, Rhode, to a cosmetics company in 2025.

Your Story or Theirs: Why Narrative Risk Now Trumps Brand Risk

May 27th, 2025 by

In 2025, most business leaders can rattle off their product risks, regulatory risks, even brand risks. But a more insidious threat lurks under it all: narrative risk—the danger that someone else tells your company’s story faster, louder or more convincingly than you do. And not always truthfully.

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News Outlets Respond to AI-Generated Summer Reading List Insert

May 22nd, 2025 by

The Chicago Sun Times and Philadelphia Inquirer did not help boost any new media trust when caught in an AI content controversy.

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Learning About Crisis From Sports Controversies

May 22nd, 2025 by

Sports crisis communications experts, Jim Rocco and Thom Weidlich, decided to co-author the recently-released  “Sports Crisis Communications: Cases and Controversy.”

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PR Roundup: HBO Max is Back, Grok Glitches Out, CEOs Losing Trust

May 15th, 2025 by

This week PR Roundup looks at the re-brand (or re-re-brand?) of HBO Max, Grok’s penchant for white genocide discussion and a new study revealing declining trust for CEOs.

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PR Roundup: 2025 State of the Media, Higher Ed Crisis Strategy, Conclave Frenzy

May 8th, 2025 by

This week’s PR Roundup looks at the annual Cision State of the Media Report, what we learned about higher education and crisis at the Meltwater Summit and new digital data from GIPHY on the papal internet frenzy.