From Ron Carucci and Caroline Mehl, writing for The Harvard Business Review… In the wake of 2023’s turbulent social and political landscape that has spilled over into 2024, business leaders face a compounding challenge as the U.S. presidential election approaches. The campaign vitriol has already begun, and many leaders are dreading what this is going […]
By Nicole Schuman for PRNews How Not to Report on Women’s Basketball What happened: This week’s WNBA draft continued to bask in the afterglow of an historic Women’s NCAA March Madness tournament and welcome some of its newest and brightest stars. Caitlin Clark mania continued for the Indiana Fever, who drafted the University of Iowa star […]
By Thom Fladung for Hennes Communications O.J. Simpson’s death triggered the expected avalanche of media coverage, from how Nicole Brown Simpson’s killing and the Simpson trial affected domestic violence issues to Simpson’s “complicated legacy” to Khloe Kardashian’s Instagram post reviving speculation about her being Simpson’s daughter. Much of that coverage, of course, focused on the […]
NOTE: The original title of this article is Defending Against Courtroom Conspiracies Through Storytelling. We took the editorial liberty of removing “Courtroom” from the title of this introduction in the hope that non-attorneys will read this, too. Introduction by Bruce Hennes, Hennes Communications In 2024, misinformation continues to be a pervasive force across all sectors […]
By Howard Fencl and Thom Fladung for Hennes Communications “Nothing in the Constitution requires the Government freely to grant access to all who wish to exercise their right to free speech on every type of Government property without regard to the nature of the property or to the disruption that might be caused by the […]
By Craig Marks for The New York Times In February 2023, David Paton, guitar case in hand, strode across the most famous pedestrian walkway in rock history and into London’s Abbey Road Studios. Paton was no stranger to the rooms where the Beatles changed the course of popular music: His 1970s pop-rock band Pilot recorded […]
By Meghan Tisinger for PRDaily The myth that “all press is good press” is the reason that too many companies engage with the media haphazardly. Not every interview is worth doing, and always providing a comment can create more problems for your organization than solutions. This is especially true when a company is facing public backlash […]
By Rolf Olsen for Leidar The world was turned on its head by the onslaught of COVID-19, leaving many businesses struggling to survive and thrive. Despite this upheaval, the fierce pursuit of success through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has continued. In 2021 alone, a staggering $5 trillion was spent on M&A activity, a testament to the enduring […]
By Maria Cramer and Dana Rubinstein for The New York Times A newspaper columnist was accused of being “deceitful.” A lawyer and political activist was challenged to show her face at the funeral of a fallen officer. And a city councilwoman became the target of an apparent “vote her out” campaign. The combative comments — all posted on X, […]
By Thomas Mustac for PRNews A fascinating case study on crisis communications is currently unfolding in the cereal aisle. It involves Kellogg’s, the global brand that brings Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies and other cereal staples to supermarkets around the world. The crisis stems from a Kellogg’s marketing campaign, launched nearly two years ago, that suggested […]