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Month: May 2017

Public Relations Failure: British Airways and the silly high visibility vest

Public Relations Failure: British Airways and the silly high visibility vest

The CEO of British Airways, standing in their operations center, apologizes for their terrible service and lack of contingency/disaster planning: As you may know, it is essential that one wears a high visibility safety vest when standing in a computer operations center! Or maybe not. Seriously, the reason for this odd clothing choice is that his public relations staff said it would help him look like he was “hands on” in the midst of the crisis. You might remember when…

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Two heroes murdered in Portland defending teens against anti-Muslim hate speech

Two heroes murdered in Portland defending teens against anti-Muslim hate speech

An individual harassed two teen women on Portland’s Trimet MAX rail system, verbally attacking Muslims and others. Three local heroes stepped up to stop the verbal assault and two were murdered by the attacker and one remains hospitalized. Additional heroes include those who provided immediate first aid and those who left the train to follow the attacker on the street. Not surprisingly, social media, even some professional media, plus the comments to news stories, turned the story in to a…

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Montana is a Democratic Party state, not Republican, contrary to news reporting

Montana is a Democratic Party state, not Republican, contrary to news reporting

(Note – this post is about the media – not about the candidates or the political parties). Actual headlines: “In blood red Montana, ObamaCare repeal to blame for close race” “Montana house race is a gauge on Trump, test for Democrats” “House elections to test whether Trump is hurting Republicans” “A populist test in Trump country“ NY Times: “The Montana contest was the second special House election this year in a conservative district…” and further spins, near the end of…

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“Twitter and Tear Gas”

“Twitter and Tear Gas”

How social media “adhocracies” are “more likely to be one-hit wonders” as they enlist social media propaganda to whip people into a frenzy – and how governments and politicians are fighting back using propaganda: The author is also insightful on how governments and politicians are moving from censorship, no easy task on social media, to attention-grabbing and misinformation. Source: Why networked protest struggles on the streets

"Twitter and Tear Gas"

"Twitter and Tear Gas"

How social media “adhocracies” are “more likely to be one-hit wonders” as they enlist social media propaganda to whip people into a frenzy – and how governments and politicians are fighting back using propaganda: The author is also insightful on how governments and politicians are moving from censorship, no easy task on social media, to attention-grabbing and misinformation. Source: Why networked protest struggles on the streets