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If he’s writing a book, why would Jason Collins deny it?
Did you hear? Jason Collins, the NBA player who last week announced he is gay, is reported to be shopping a book. It isn’t the “National Enquirer” (no offense to the “National Enquirer”) reporting...
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Cleveland TV station WEWS apologizes to Charles Ramsey for exposing his...
Across my email today came this interesting note: WEWS, the Cleveland ABC affiliate, the first news outlet to interview Charles Ramsey, the neighbor who was hailed a hero after he helped rescue the...
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PR crisis: Paula Deen feels the heat, but is she cooked?
Paula Deen knows her way around a kitchen and a recipe. With her words, and her response so far, she unexpectedly cooked up a mess for herself. The Food Network dropped her and her four shows. Facebook...
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Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford: A lesson of what not to do in crisis public relations
Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford seems to be doing a lot of apologizing. Every day brings another apology. The apologies usually punctuate a rant at City Hall where he declares his innocence and suggests the...
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‘Duck Dynasty’ ratings down: What’s to blame–stiff competition, anti gay...
For weeks now, A&E television network executives have wondered about the impact of star Phil Robertson’s statements about gays and how the botched response by the network itself would impact ‘Duck...
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Monica Lewinsky: ‘Vanity Fair’ essay a PR win
Good for you, Monica Lewinsky! Monica Lewinsky is out with an essay published exclusively in Vanity Fair magazine in which she writes about her affair with President Clinton. “It’s time to burn the...
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PR whoops! On duty police officers attend political event but they weren’t...
If you don’t live in Florida then you may not be aware that it’s quite a contest going on in the race for governor. Gov. Rick Scott, Republican, is running for a second term against Charlie Crist, a...
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The PR offensive by former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi
It hit Facebook and it spread like wildfire. Not surprising, really. It was a status update from a celebrity opening up about what some might consider his kinky sex life. The confession was from Jian...
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Target Michael Moore: Filmmaker creates PR crisis but denies criticizing...
The Clint Eastwood blockbuster ‘American Sniper‘ is breaking box office records and even has some Oscar buzz going for Best Picture. It got six Academy Awards nods in all. Before the movie was...
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Despite apologies, PR problems linger for George Stephanopoulos
This Week with George Stephanopoulos began as it usually does today. But 14 minutes into it came something usual for the program: an apology. It’s the fourth time the embattled ABC News chief anchor...
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