Crisis Communications
The Role of PR in the Quest to Save Puerto Rico from Debt
For the past ten years, Puerto Rico has struggled to climb out of a deep depression.
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Communications — Tagged Articles
Crisis Communications
What the Paul LePage Apology Got Wrong
The Paul LePage mea culpa is the textbook example of how not to apologize as an elected official. Three structural failures, four real-apology elements.
Crisis Communications
Ahmed Mohamed and the 72-Hour Viral Crisis Cycle
The Ahmed Mohamed clock incident — September 2015, Irving, Texas — remains one of the cleanest case studies in modern identity-crisis PR. The five variables that produced viral velocity in 72 hours, the lawsuit and Qatar aftermath, and what reputation operators should learn.
Obituaries
Larry Rasky and the Rise and Reshaping of Rasky Baerlein
Rasky Baerlein no longer exists. The firm split in February 2017. Its founder Larry Rasky died in 2020. A retrospective on one of the most influential independent communications firms in the Northeast.
Crisis Communications
Justine Sacco: The Tweet, the Eleven-Hour Pile-On, and the Twelve-Year Rebuild
Twelve years after the tweet that made her the #1 trending topic worldwide during an 11-hour flight, Justine Sacco is on her second tour as Chief Communications Officer. The defining case study in the modern outrage cycle — and in the professional rebuild that followed.
Entertainment & Media
The NFL's Crisis Communications Operating Frame
Speed of disclosure beats completeness. Family-centric framing protects the institution. Player-driven narratives compound faster than league-driven narratives. Discipline transparency stabilizes the gambling era.
PR Firms & Communications Agencies
4 Legal Strategies For Public Relations Material To Remain Confidential and Privileged
When a PR firm is acting as an agent for a lawyer AND meets certain criteria, then privilege often stands, and materials are likely to remain confidential.
PR Firms & Communications Agencies
Scribe Strategies and Advisors – the Voice of Governments
Scribe Strategies and Advisors is a Washington DC-based public relations consultancy founded 1992 by Joseph Szlavik, advising governments, defense, aerospace, and homeland-security clients through a global consultant network. Still active as of 2026.
Crisis Communications
J. Austin & Associates Named PR Firm for Cecil the Lion Hunter Walter Palmer
Austin & Associates has been hired as the public relations firm for Dr.
Crisis Communications
Cancer Faker Belle Gibson Dumped By Bespoke Approach, Her PR Firm
In Australia, Belle Gibson is a household name, dominating media coverage.