I found two items today in Bulldog Reporter of interest. One, Craigslist is being sued by Cook County, Illinois for allegedly being the biggest source of prostitution in the country. The other is about the Seattle PI, owned by Hearst, shutting down as a daily and considering going to an online only ...

This story from The Guardian in UK is so astounding I kind of wonder if I am being hoaxed. I just got off a call with a student researching online crises and crisis management and one of the questions essentially was: do companies today “get it� when it comes to the online risks. I said I they w...

I’ve advocated that there are some times in a reputation crisis when you have to take the gloves off. I know I have done this on several occasions, particularly when the activist/opponent shows little regard for the truth and they are getting traction. These battles always come down to credibi...

Just had a read of Shaun Rein's latest Forbes column. Inspired by the fall-from-grace of uber-swimmer Michael Phelps, Shaun writes about the risks of using celebrities as spokespeople, especially in China: The Michael Phelps pot fiasco may blow over in the U.S., where attitudes about marijuana are c...

It has been a while since I have written a post on track and field, but this story caught my attention.  Just after the Beijing Olympics,  CEO Doug Logan’s goals was to designate a panel of athletes and administrators to determine what the best course of action is to build the sport of track...

In the Internet-fueled echo chamber, a crisis within your industry can easily become a PR problem for your company too. This is particularly true in food-borne illness situations. Extensive media coverage of precautionary government warnings and companies pulling products from menus or shelves all a...

It appears that the impact of his actions and inappropriate behavior has finally caught up with Michael Phelps.  After a media storm hitting the mainstream media, blogs, and internet sites– Phelps made the following statement to the media about his most recent PR Nightmare incident: “It...

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This is clearly how the former Chicago Mayor and (undoubtedly) thousands of other Americans feel about Rod Blagojevich, the embattled Governor of Illinois. Everyone knows the story, but just to recap current events: Blagojevich was caught red handed, on tape, telling associates over the phone that t...

The Find: A recent global survey of managers finds a striking crisis in confidence, with large percentages of both senior managers and C-level executives doubting their companies' ability to respond to the recession. The Source: A survey by Booz & Company entitled "Recession Response: Why Companies ...