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All crisis management pros and enthusiasts should take the time to watch the 20 minute video by BP, entitled BP: A Year of Change. Regardless of whether the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico turned you into a BP detractor, supporter or somewhere in-between, the video will likely spur some opinions, questions [...] 
Ketchum Partner (and my boss) Nick Ragone recently launched his fourth book, Presidential Leadership: 15 Decisions That Changed the Nation. Among those fifteen decisions, there are five lessons that are particularly relevant for crisis managers: 1) Get out ahead of an issue. Nick focuses on President FDR’s mission to move the United States from an [...] 
After my March 16 post on risk communications related to the Japan radiation threats, I decided to continue the dialogue with Peter. We traded some emails last Wednesday, which I thought I’d summarize here (edited for brevity/clarity): Peter, Three interesting articles to share: AP story on concerns over tap water. Note the quotes that [...] 
Source: AP The nuclear radiation risk in Japan seems to be growing by the day (by the hour?). How does one attempt to put context on that risk? On March 14, in that moment in time, The Wall Street Journal opinion page (sub. required) attempted to do just that through the voice of William [...] 
The situation in northeast Japan is grim and may soon get worse. Source: CNN At the time of this writing, the earthquake and resulting tsunami has led to early estimates between 900 and 1,800 dead. That does not include the nearly 9,500 people unaccounted for in the coastal town Minamisanriku. Japanese authorities are also presuming [...] |
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