Khloe Kardashian has stopped tweeting. Oh, the humanity! It turns out she’s tired of being bashed in the Twitter-sphere. “The negativity that I see, hear, or read today is out of control.” Clearly Khloe and her merry band of reality…
Category: Reputation Management
Tucson Tragedy Raises PR Issues for Many
This weekend’s tragic shooting in Tucson is a reminder of why being prepared is so important in PR. Just like a fire station tries to prepare for any situation, so too should PR professionals. Consider just some of the issues…
Taking Risks
I keep reading stories about Oprah Winfrey taking a risk because she’s starting her own cable network. In the back of my head I can’t help but say, “Come on!” When you’re worth billions of dollars it doesn’t meet my…
Reputation Repair, Social Media and Kanye West
For the second year in a row, Kanye West stole the show at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. Last year, the performer snatched the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech, to tell the world that Beyonce’s video…
Rocketing your way to a PR problem: Taking liberties with the truth before Congress
What’s happening to Roger Clemens is a Public Relations teaching opportunity. Clemens has been indicted on lying before Congress. The seven-time Cy Young award-winner was the most dominating pitcher of the steroid era in baseball. That goes to figure, because…
Don’t Take the Bait
Two recent news stories reminded me of a good lesson for people facing critical questioning from the media: don’t take the bait. We expect the media to ask tough, fair questions. It’s their job and that’s what they should do. But…