Jul
24
A genuine PR, ‘PR disaster’ as BP tries photoshopping its image
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While I previously posted about trying to give BP a break re their oil spill PR disaster, I’m moved to retract. Now that they’ve been caught altering and photo-shopping aerial images of their spill response, the facts seem to point to a company culture that’s prepared to fudge on fact, rather than learn from their past misrepresentations in this regard. BP says they only retouch images to help readers get a better view of photos, but at a time when the company’s every actions are so intensely under the microscope, this is a practice that only casts more suspicion on the company’s communications practices. Often in a PR crisis, the appearance of wrongdoing is just as influential as actual evidence of it.
Jul
21
Dead cat doctorates, phoney physicians and a PR disaster on Twitter
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Jun
25
BPs Gulf PR disaster - give them a break!
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May
24
Sarah Ferguson - the queen of PR disasters?
Filed Under Celebrity, PR Disasters, Public Relations practice | 6 Comments
Mar
22
Five lessons from Nestle’s Facebook PR disaster
Filed Under Botched PR jobs, Internet Public Relations, Online, PR Disasters, Public Relations practice, social media | 2 Comments
Mar
16
No PR disaster; 50% of Aussie newspapers PR-driven
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Mar
5
Aussie PR hires actresses to fake a news story
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Feb
24
Confessions of a Canberra communicator
Filed Under Government, Media, Politics, Public Relations, Public Relations practice | Leave a Comment