Media Relations

One of the best responses to an anticipated crisis to always have a crisis plan in place. This is critical especially when dealing with the media. Following are a few guideposts every PR professional should… Continued

For as long as we can remember, media training included telling clients to “triage” media this way in a crisis: •    Do radio interviews first because they broadcast every hour. •    Next, talk to the… Continued

While working as the director of CVS Caremark’s workforce initiatives, Steve Wing learned a valuable lesson: A good story can have a powerful cacade effect. 

For Sue Vitters Howland, VP of Weber Shandwick, attracting the media’s attention to your company’s innovative initiatives may have everything to do with the focus of your pitch. “Workforce trends tend to have a broad… Continued

Public relations is in the trust-making business. What communications professionals do revolves around establishing and maintaining relationships. Yet it often appears that we public relations practitioners are not trusted ourselves. And when called upon to… Continued

As recent political campaigns—and their subsequent snafus and recovery efforts—have demonstrated, directly engaging audiences for the first time when you are in the midst of a crisis adds more stress to an already haphazard job.… Continued

Last week was a big one for politics and public relations. Not only did the race for the Democratic nomination finally end, but the controversy surrounding former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s tell-all book… Continued

According to a survey conducted by Dr. Katerina Tsetsura, University of Oklahoma, a large majority of journalists and public relations practitioners around the world say it is not professional for media to accept payments from… Continued

Press releases can be be a powerful PR tool that can promote key developments for your client. However, if written poorly, the media may ignore it no matter how newsworthy the topic. To write an… Continued

Prior to the total closure of I-64 in St. Louis, the largest highway improvement in Missouri history, headlines screamed “Apocalypse Now!” and “Traffic Nightmare!” Over the course of one year, the Missouri Department of Transportation… Continued