THE POLICE BOSS AND THE MIC DROP MOMENT
Imagine you are in crisis mode. As the head of your organisation leaves your offices, they are greeted by reporters firing questions. How would they respond? Could they calmly cope with the stress...
9 Aug 20245min
WHO GETS THE MEDALS FOR THESE OLYMPIC APOLOGIES?
The Paris Olympics are serving up plenty of thrills and spills. But amid the attention-grabbing action and heart-stopping moments, there has been a lot of apologising. We’ve seen apologies for country...
6 Aug 202411min
Should you be worried about the rise of news avoidance?
We all know the news cycle can feel bleak and depressing. But are you aware it is causing record numbers of people to avoid the news? Media First are media and communications training specialists w...
1 Aug 20246min
The 50 words that show the benefit of great business writing
We’re a little late with this one. But we recently stumbled across a great example of brilliant business writing. Media First are media and communications training specialists with more than 35 year...
24 Jul 20248min
THE MEDIA INTERVIEW HIGHS AND LOWS FROM THE ELECTION
The dust has started to settle on this year’s general election. Labour has gained a historic win, achieved a sizeable majority, and Keir Starmer has begun to get to work in Downing Street. Weeks o...
10 Jul 20248min
How long does it take to bounce back from a crisis?
Reputation is hard won and easily lost. "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” Warren Buffet’s famous quote is a stark reminder of how damaging crisis media managem...
25 Jun 20245min
WHAT CAN THE ESCAPED COW STORY TEACH YOU ABOUT CRISIS COMMS?
Have you heard about the cow who escaped from a farm, swam across a river and ended up in the streets of a busy town? While that may sound like the start of a joke, there is no punchline. Instead, thi...
18 Jun 20246min
What media training lessons can you learn from this ‘ridiculous’ interview?
Imagine a journalist describes your spokesperson’s interview as “ridiculous”. Then consider an adviser intervenes and brings the questioning to a halt. You don’t need us to tell you the outcome is not...
13 Jun 20246min
