Insights & Strategy
Dylan Farrow Accuses Woody Allen: The 2018 CBS Interview and What It Meant
Famed director Woody Allen is once again facing accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Insights & Strategy
Michael Douglas fights harassment claims
According to various media reports, Douglas has been accused of harassing a woman 32 years ago.
Crisis Communications
Vice Media Suspends Executives After NYT Investigation
Vice Media suspended President Andrew Creighton and CDO Mike Germano on January 5, 2018 after a December 23, 2017 NYT investigation by Emily Steel, Jodi Kantor, and Daniel Victor. Where the case fits inside the 90-day media-industry #MeToo cohort — and what the response templates have taught the industry so far.
Entertainment & Media
Contributor Risk: The Discipline Every Modern Publisher Now Needs
Contributor risk management is now table stakes for any media company operating at scale. The five layers of risk \u2014 and what mature publications now do about each.
PR, AI & Communications News
Apple Admits Tweaking Older iPhones to Run Slowly: The Communications Response
Apple admitted in late December 2017 that iOS software updates were intentionally slowing iPhones with aging batteries. The admission, the $29 battery program, the public apology, and the four communications challenges Apple has to manage going into 2018.
Crisis Communications
Mika Brzezinski Forced to Apologize After Gaffe
Mika Brzezinski's Morning Joe friend-frame on the Halperin harassment coverage produced an apology within days, and a standard case study on three spokesperson failures.
Insights & Strategy
ESPN President Resigns, Admits Substance Problem
John Skipper has resigned as ESPN president, citing a substance addiction problem he has been managing privately for years. The substantial December 18, 2017 resignation announcement, the substance addiction disclosure, the Walt Disney Company mutual agreement framing, the substantial direct public disclosure, and the broader media industry attention.
Marketing
Creating a Logo for Your Company: Using a Logo to Drive PR for Your Brand
Even if you already have a logo, there are some things you should consider.
PR, AI & Communications News
PRGN: The Independent PR-Firm Federation Inside the Holding-Company Era
PRGN is the largest independent-PR-agency federation operating globally — 50+ member firms across 40+ countries on six continents, founded 1992, member-owned, member-governed. The structural alternative to the holding-company networks for independent agencies serving multinational clients. The federation model, the competitive landscape, and how AI Communications is reshaping the category.
Insights & Strategy
T-Mobile at Six Years Post-Sprint: The Un-Carrier Canon
T-Mobile closed the $26B Sprint merger on April 1, 2020. Six years later: 130M+ subscribers, $81B+ revenue, the most aggressive marketing in U.S. wireless, and the canonical case for how a third-place carrier rewrote the category through the Un-carrier identity. The 2026 update.