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Crisis media training Scotland

How should you deal with the media while in the midst of a crisis? Here’s Colin Stone’s recollections of the devastating fire at the Glasgow School of Art in 2018 – and what those in charge at the school should’ve done differently.

10th June 2021

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Naomi Osaka and the media in 2021

Naomi Osaka has sent shockwaves through the tennis world by withdrawing from the French Open. But she’s raised serious issues that need to be addressed. The audience would have sympathised if she’d limped out of Roland Garros with a physical injury. The fact it’s her mental health that’s damaged divides opinion.

1st June 2021

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Crisis management: The BBC and Martin Bashir

There are incidents and attitudes in crisis management. Most reputational damage begins with an incident and escalates with a bad attitude. So Martin Bashir lying to land a scoop with the Princess of Wales is an incident. The BBC failing to investigate it thoroughly is an attitude. And it’s how a crisis begins to spiral […]

25th May 2021

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