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Crisis Team … Legal vs. PR

I was interviewed recently by Pablo Fuchs for an article published in CCCA – Canadian Corporate Counsel Association magazine. We covered a variety of topics regarding the challenges of lawyers becoming involved as spokespersons during a time of crisis for … Continue reading

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How to Talk to a Reporter During a Crisis

“The scenario is all too familiar:  Bad news breaks, and a spokesperson is put on the spot by the reporter. When asked a difficult question, the spokesperson stammers, mumbles a feeble response or, worse, utters a ridiculous answer. You can … Continue reading

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Media Training Model is Broken

I recently conducted a Webinar for the IABC addressing a long list of strategies public relations specialists need in order to represent their clients successfully. I covered many sensitive subjects that too many PR people and spokespersons ignore and consequently … Continue reading

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The Law and Social Media

Music, books, and newspapers aren’t the only industries feeling the impact of Social Media. It seems the law profession is feeling the squeeze too. An article in the Toronto Star recently tried to create a flap about the dangers of … Continue reading

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Perspectives with Barry Shainbaum

I spoke with Barry Shainbaum recently on his talk radio show “FAITH FM 94.3 – Perspectives with Barry Shainbaum.” We covered a number of topics including my investigation of Nazi war criminals as well as my days as a reporter … Continue reading

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Radio’s Role in News Media Today

A good friend, Richard Maxwell recently launched a website called Radioviz.com, which focuses on the radio industry. Richard has a number of videos on his site of me addressing various topics, including my investigation of Nazi War criminals, and also the … Continue reading

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Legal Roadblocks During a CRISIS

Convincing a CEO to acknowledge a problem, express empathy, or apologize can be made difficult by general counsel, whose primary concern is to protect the company from excessive liability. In an article I wrote for the IABC, I offer five … Continue reading

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IABC Toronto & Boston / Cambridge

I had a wonderful time presenting to the Toronto chapter of the IABC last evening. The presentation was titled Maintaining Credibility When the Headline Is You. The overall focus was about how the model for media training is broken. Repeating … Continue reading

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