Monthly Archives: April 2012

Tide, Procter & Gamble and the Forbes story on “probable carcinogen”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by gbaron

Earlier today I was asked to comment on the Forbes piece on Tide using a “probably carcinogen” 1,4 dioxane and Procter & Gamble’s response to it. First of all, I say shame on Forbes for giving this story its prominence. … Continue reading →

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New study on Twitter and Bin Laden death shows how news is done today

Posted on April 27, 2012 by gbaron

The death of Osama bin Laden is considered the biggest story told on Twitter. Now a new study by Georgia Tech and reported in Homeland Security Newswire provides insight into how news is done today, particularly the interplay of Twitter … Continue reading →

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Journalistic handwringing over Twitter

Posted on April 26, 2012 by gbaron

This article in Poynter asks a very good question: is Twitter ruining journalism, and a related question: are journalists ruining Twitter. How might either be happening? One, everyone is giving all the information–journalists using Twitter are giving their best stuff … Continue reading →

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Walmart bribery crisis–what do you do when you’ve done wrong

Posted on April 25, 2012 by gbaron

The New York Times story revealing Walmart’s alleged bribery of government officials enabling the company to grow very rapidly in Mexico probably has a familiar ring to many in crisis management. The question is: how do you help a client … Continue reading →

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Food safety–what food producers have in common with tobacco and big oil

Posted on April 20, 2012 by gbaron

Yesterday I was interviewed by Capital Press, the West Coast newspaper for agri-business (I’m a subscriber and use it to keep up on issues facing farmers and food producers).  The question was food safety and crises facing farmers and food … Continue reading →

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What does it say about our world? Hilary texting

Posted on April 13, 2012 by gbaron

I know I’m getting old but things get stranger and stranger. Today we have Secretary of State Hilary Clinton becoming the latest Internet meme with this Tumblr site showing her texting various folks. It may not be so strange to … Continue reading →

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George Zimmerman launches website to support defense

Posted on April 12, 2012 by gbaron

I haven’t commented on the Trayvon Martin tragedy for a variety of reasons. It clearly is a sociopolitical mine field which means you can’t say much without enraging almost everyone. But when George Zimmerman, the defendant in this court of … Continue reading →

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Scary thought for consultants: are crises overblown?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by gbaron

There’s quite a group of people like me who make a living, or try to, by telling CEO-types that “they better prepare” because “now is too late.” The underlying and compelling reason is that a major crisis is a big … Continue reading →

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