基本説明
Presents case studies of organizational, corporate, and individual crises, and analyzes the communication responses to these situations.
Full Description
Crisis Communicationsorganizational, corporate, and individual crises, and analyzes the communication responses to these situations. Demonstrating how professionals prepare for and respond to crises, as well as how they develop communications plans, this essential text explores crucial issues concerning communication with the news media, employees, and consumers in times of crisis. Author Kathleen Fearn-Banks examines the steps of choosing the appropriate words to convey a message, selecting the method and channels for delivering the message, and identifying and targeting the most appropriate publics or audiences. She also addresses such important topics as avoiding potential mismanagement of communication in crisis situations. Key features of this fourth edition are:six new cases, including several international crisescurrent discussion of communications technology as it relates to crisesa Companion Website -- www.routledge.com/textbooks/fearn-banks -- with additional cases as well as supplemental materials for students and classroom resources for instructors. A Student Workbook is also available for use with this volume, providing additional pedagogy for each chapter, including discussion questions, activities, key terms, case exercises, and worksheets. Utilizing both classic and contemporary cases of real-world situations, Crisis Communications provides students in public relations and business with real-world perspectives and valuable insights for professional responses to crises. It is intended for use in crisis communications, crisis management, and PR case studies courses.
Contents
1 Crisis Communications Today2 Crisis Communications TheoryApologia TheoryImage Restoration TheoryDecision TheoryDiffusion TheoryExcellence Theory3 Communications To Prevent CrisesNews MediaInternal PublicsCustomers/Consumers 4 Communications When a Crisis StrikesCommunicating with the News MediaCommunicating with LawyersCommunicating with Internal PublicsCommunicating with External PublicsCommunicating Directly with the Masses 5 Social Media and Crisis Communications6. Rumors and Cybercrises7 "Textbook" Crisis Communications CasesCase: Johnson & Johnson and the Tylenol MurdersCase: Exxon and the Valdez Oil SpillExxon's Concern for AlaskaExxon's Animal Rescue CentersExxon's Success at Restoring Tourism8 Culture Crises: Foreign and DomesticCase: Saginaw Valley State University and the Theater ControversyCase: AIDS in AfricaUgandaBotswanaZambiaSouth AfricaZimbabweSwazilandCase: Texas A & M University and the Bonfire Tragedy9 Environmental CrisisCase: Haagen Dazs and the Honey Bees10 Natural DisastersCase: New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina11 Transportation CrisesCase: US Airways and the Emergency Landing on the HudsonCase: Holland America and Cruise Crises12 Product Failure and Product TamperingCase: Yuhan-Kimberly and Baby's Wet-WipesCase: Maple Leaf and the Battle Against ListeriaCase: Wendy's and the Finger-in-the-Chili Hoax13 Crises of Death and InjuryCase: Columbine High School and the Shooting TragedyCase: Metro Transit: Driver Shot, Bus Flies Over a Bridge14 Individuals In Crises15 The Crisis Communications PlanAppendix A: Generic Crisis Communications Plan for a Large CompanyAppendix B: Crisis Communications Plan for Seattle's Union Gospel MissionAppendix C: Crisis Communications Plan for a Fictitious Small Business
