Posted: March 9, 2015, 3:23 p.m. by Ethan Wiggins. Ludlow, Colorado, April 20, 1914: 1,200 striking coal miners and their families are attacked by the Colorado National Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company camp guards. More than two dozen men, women and children
Posted: February 20, 2015, 2:00 p.m. by Laura Gregory. As public relations students, we learn time after time that the key to crisis communication is an immediate and sincere apology. However, the news headlines seem to indicate that this is not the approach most often
Posted: November 7, 2014, 2:35 p.m. by Mary Kathryn Woods. A crisis breaks. Within the blink of an eye, the whole world knows. How? A little blue birdie with a big mouth that we call Twitter plays a significant role in spreading news stories. A few
Posted: October 15, 2014, 2:45 p.m. by Katie Foster Howard. It’s an event that thousands of millennials, particularly women, have been waiting for all summer. No, I’m not talking about pumpkin spice season — I’m talking about a book release. With the release of her
Posted: April 9, 2014, 1:56 p.m. by Shannon Auvil. On April 8, Comcast was named Worst Company in America by Consumerist, a consumer advocate news site. It’s the second time Comcast has won (or lost), previously snagging the honor in 2010. Comcast faced a tough
Posted At: November 13, 2013 1:45 p.m. by Brian C. Hoff. Ethics, on its face, is the study and practice of right and wrong. In PR, we definitely lean more toward practicing ethics than studying it – but every once in a while, studying an
Posted At: October 11, 2013 1:30 p.m. by Ashley Jones Barrett and Mary Waller are a devoted married couple going hand-in-hand in life and in their careers. As co-owners of Waller & Company Public Relations, a Tulsa-based, full-service public relations firm, the Wallers know what
Posted At: October 9, 2013 4:27 p.m. by Sarah de Jong It is finally the season of football, sweaters and crunchy leaves. As a child, fall meant eating candy corn until your stomach hurt, then consuming even more on Halloween. Well, move over candy corn;
Posted At: October 7, 2013 1:30 p.m. by Christi Rich The hit ABC drama “Scandal,” while a compelling show, may pose a threat to the reputation of true crisis professionals. Main character Olivia Pope, a crisis manager in Washington, D.C., worked with her colleagues to
Posted At: September 12, 2013 7:30 a.m. by Jessica Chambers Twitter can be the media’s best friend or worst nightmare. With a single click, information can be spread to the masses. However, the use of Twitter can also backfire and damage a news outlet’s credibility.
