Published on October 18, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. by Kennedy Schwefler. I’ve caught my dad talking to our Amazon Alexa a couple of times now, asking, “Hey Alexa, are you recording me?” or “Hey Alexa, did you get that?” Ever since the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Published on January 15, 2019, at 7:47 a.m. by Gillian Castro. Public relations … a profession that goes hand in hand with all lines of work, yet at the same time, creates a sense of confusion for those who rely on PR practitioners every day.
Published on October 19, 2018, at 6:10 p.m. by Elizabeth Summers. The two most detrimental words in the public relations dictionary are “no comment.” Lessons in crisis communication often reiterate the harmful impact of those words from the start. Regardless of your motive, the phrase
Published on April 16, 2018, at 4:26 p.m. by Stephanie Zielinski. On March 17, 2018, Facebook was brought into the spotlight because of a privacy breach performed by Cambridge Analytica, a company that had access to some users’ personal data. People who gave Cambridge Analytica
Published on December 8, 2017, at 1:20 p.m. by Caitlin Heffley. Looking to the Stars: How celebrities have responded in the wake of tragedy These days, you don’t have to look far to find a story broadcasting horrific events laced with death and loss. Mass shootings,
Published on July 13, 2017, at 2:45 p.m. by Elizabeth Selmarten. On May 28, 2016, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s livelihood was turned upside down after shooting and killing a critically endangered western lowland gorilla to save a boy who had climbed into the
Posted on September 30, 2016, at 3:50 p.m. by Nicole Morgan. It’s a busy Thursday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Rich Moran is fueling up his Nissan Xterra to start his shift as an Uber driver. Once his tank is full, he taps onto the
Published on September 22, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. by Mary Catherine Molay. Imagine this: You hand your child his dinner, turn around a few seconds later and notice that he is having an allergic reaction. When your child has a food allergy, moments like these
Published on April 6, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. by Leah Tobak. As many of us know, Chipotle Mexican Grill has spent the past six months recovering from a major PR crisis due to multiple E. coli outbreaks in its restaurants. These epidemics sickened numerous customers
Published on April 5, 2016, at 10:45 p.m. by Leah Tobak. SeaWorld recently announced the immediate and complete cessation of Orca (killer whale) breeding in their captivity. This ongoing battle has persisted for years among animal activists everywhere, and the reaction to this announcement was
