Monthly Archives: September 2012

What’s your image and video plan?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by gbaron

Frequent visitors here may have noticed a recurring theme in the past months: the importance of videos and images as part of communications overall, but specifically here crisis communication. I’ve pointed out the stunning statistic from Cisco that says that … Continue reading →

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Arsenic rice scare–justified or another example of media scare tactics?

Posted on September 19, 2012 by gbaron

I subscribe to Foodsafety.gov and was curious when I received an alert from the FDA about arsenic in rice. It would obviously be significant if the FDA discovered some health risk in one of the world’s most common foods. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Now we’ll find out who really creates slime–Beef Products Inc. sues ABC News

Posted on September 13, 2012 by gbaron

Remember the “pink slime” story? There have been few news stories in the last while that so got my goat as this one. First New York Times dubbed this 100% beef product “pink slime”, then celebrity chef Jamie Oliver got … Continue reading →

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Does anyone else think the administration’s attacks on BP over the top?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by gbaron

Sometimes I think I’m the only one in the world willing to once in a while defend BP. And yes, I’m sure it has something to do with knowing a considerable number of the people who work there who without … Continue reading →

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