Some organizations and individuals have one chance to get actions and statements right. If they declare a “mulligan”, they lose credibility, which is hard to win back. That’s the situation in which the New York Board of Elections finds itself this morning. It botched the count for the Democratic primary for mayor. The board included […]
Posted on June 30th, 2021 by admin
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The Pacific Northwest is burning in triple-digit temperatures. So too, western Canada. The East Coast of the US is sweltering. It is evidence that climate change is here to stay. One would hope climate skeptics understand now that getting rid of CO2 in the atmosphere is not just a good thing to do but necessary. […]
Posted on June 29th, 2021 by admin
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UK regulators are going after Amazon and Google for failing to remove fake product reviews on their sites. The two companies are working to control the manipulation but it continues to be a headache. This is a PR crisis for both. One wonders if Amazon and Google have grown too large to capture fraud. There […]
Posted on June 25th, 2021 by admin
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Google is pursuing good PR by searching for a better distinction of skin tones. “At issue is a six-color scale known as Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST), which dermatologists have used since the 1970s. Tech companies now rely on it to categorize people and measure whether products such as facial recognition systems or smartwatch heart-rate sensors […]
Posted on June 18th, 2021 by admin
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The National Football League is forcing the vaccination issue with its players through an onerous set of restrictions for those who don’t get the jab. It is an example of negative persuasion and it is intended to ostracize those who haven’t complied with COVID rules. Some players are complaining already. It is hard to feel sorry […]
Posted on June 17th, 2021 by admin
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It is hard to maintain good public relations when acting a bully. That is the situation facing China as it sent 28 planes into Taiwanese air space then issued a warning to other nations to stay out of its internal affairs. China considers Taiwan its possession and is intent on taking over the island. It […]
Posted on June 16th, 2021 by admin
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President Biden is sending his cabinet members throughout the US to sell his ambitious and costly agenda. That is smart communications but is it enough? The public wants to hear from the top with reassurance that proposed laws will help and not plunge the country into inflation and overwhelming debt. Cabinet members are vital to […]
Posted on June 14th, 2021 by admin
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In Brazil, a country rife with bribery and corruption, the caretakers of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ statue have pledged to become a model of transparency. As the news story relates: “The Rio branch of the international accounting firm KPMG has signed an agreement with the administration of the Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer to […]
Posted on June 9th, 2021 by admin
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The CEO of Colonial Pipeline is going before Congress to explain why he paid a ransom to internet attackers. It is likely to be an unpleasant session and tough testimony. The company wasn’t ready for ransomware and when it tied up its operations, the company folded quickly and passed 75 bitcoin to the extortionists worth […]
Posted on June 8th, 2021 by admin
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Indigenous people of Canada are blasting the pope for failing to apologize for mistreatment and deaths of native children. The pope expressed pain and sorrow but not the words, “we’re sorry.” The background of the situation were Catholic-run schools to educate young indians in the ways of the so-called first world. They were forcibly removed […]
Posted on June 7th, 2021 by admin
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