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Tag Archives: Reputation
What to make of Edwin Maher?
Imagethief found the LA Times article on CCTV9′s western anchorman, Edwin Maher, quite interesting. I didn’t have time to comment on it when it first appeared, but in general I found the story balanced as it presented both criticisms and … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, CCTV, China, Journalism, Media, Propaganda, Reputation
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China problems create rewards (and disasters) for PR risk takers
Note: This was originally two posts, published within a few days of each other. Part 1: China problems create rewards for PR risk takers (July 30, 2007) All PR has an element of risk to it. That’s one of the … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, China, Crisis Management, Public Relations, Reputation
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China’s food crisis PR strategy: Blame everyone else
Note: This is a republishing of a post published on the original Imagethief blog on June 4, 2007. Original comments and external links are not included. A few weeks into China’s rippling food quality crisis a PR strategy is coming … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, China, China in the News, Coverups, Crisis Management, Food, Media, Politics, Public Relations, Reputation
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Did the “Genocide Olympics” influence China?
Propaganda and censorship are two sides of the same coin. Both share the same goal: to enable an individual or organization to shape consensus in a group. They often work together. Censorship eliminates competing ideas, creating a void in which … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, China, China in the News, Crisis Management, Olympics, Politics, Propaganda, Public Relations, Reputation, Soft Power
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Foxconn shoots themselves, Apple in foot (Parts 1-3)
Note: This post consolidates three original posts on this topic that were published on consecutive days. It was also cross-posted on my CNET blog, published in 2006 and 2007. Part One: Foxconn shoots themselves, Apple in foot You may recall … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Business, China, Crisis Management, Ethics, Journalism, Public Relations, Reputation
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What if Yahoo abandoned China?
If you grew up in the US reading Marvel Comics, like Imagethief, you may remember the old What If? series. In What If? the fates of Marvel superheroes were projected into alternate realities. It made for some pretty good stories … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Business, China, Crisis Management, Internet, Public Relations, Reputation, Technology
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The Harbin water crisis
A couple of days ago, in response to a link I posted to his roundup of articles on the Harbin water crisis ESWN put this comment up on my site: As you are the PR expert, how would you have … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Business, China, China in the News, Coverups, Crisis Management, Environment, Politics, Public Relations, Reputation
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Do you, uh, Yahoo? You’re busted!
Do you, uh, Yahoo? Not, one would hope, if you’re a Chinese dissident or journalist on the wrong side of the authorities. It seems that American technology companies can’t stay out of trouble in China. The last two days has … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Crisis Management, Internet, Politics, Public Relations, Reputation, Technology
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