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Now Is Too Late Survival in an Era of Instant News

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ISBN-10: 0130461393

ISBN-13: 9780130461391

Edition: 2003

Authors: Gerald R. Baron

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Whoever you are, whatever institution or corporation you represent, your reputation can be destroyed overnight. Feeding frenzies like Enron/Andersen and Firestone/Ford point to a new "post-media" world where traditional crisis management is no longer enough: where attacks can come from anywhere; and your key constituents expect direct, straight answers, without traditional journalistic intermediaries. In Now is Too Late, Gerald R. Baron shows executives and PR professionals precisely how the rules have changed: why public discourse has turned so ugly; why you're probably wearing the black hat, whether you have done anything wrong or not; and why the globalization movement makes you an even…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Publication date: 9/20/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Introduction
Discovering the New World of Instant News
Information Response
A Noninstant News Response
A New Approach Needed
Toward a Postmedia World
Traditional Media and the Global Experience
Use of the Internet on September
The Personalization of Media
A Multitude of Broadcasters and Publishers
Endnotes
The New Audience
Relevance and Demand
Instant News Case Studies
The Role of the Internet in Changing Expectations
Characteristics of the New Audience
The News at My Hip
Endnotes
How News Is Changing
Understanding the News Business
Infotainment
Endnotes
When Opponents Grab the Microphone
A Time of Cynicism
Media Infotainment
Activists and Other Opponents
Now They Have the Microphone
When the Politicians Get Involved
Endnotes
How the Rules Have Changed
Rule
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Rule
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Rule
Endnotes
Communication Strategies for the Instant News World
Audience: Whom Do We Need to Talk to?
Message: What Message Do We Need to Convey?
Listening: What Do We Need to Hear From Them?
Voice: Who Needs to Deliver the Message?
Media: How Should We Communicate?
Endnotes
Preparing the Organization and Team
Policies
People
Platform
Endnotes
The Role of Technology
Information Development
Information Distribution
Interactivity and Response
Inquiry Management
Web Site Control
Group Communication
Internal Communication
User Access
Hosting
Crisis Preparation: What To Do Before It Happens
It's All About Relationships
Building Reputation Equity
Flying Under the Radar
Goal Setting
Strategic Relationship Development
Reporter Relationship Development
Responding to Minor Events
Use of Technology
Reputation Equity Summary
Endnotes
Crisis Management: What To Do While It Is Happening
Notification
Golden Hour
Preparing the Clinic's Response
The Refinery Incident Evolves
Organization and Personalities
Prioritization
Broadening the Clinic's Message
Inquiry Management
Rumor Management
Negative Reporting
Ahead of the Curve
Reputation Recovery: What To Do After It Happens
Getting out of the Bunker
Restoring Credibility
Returning to Normalcy
Endnotes
A Glimpse Into the Future
Media Splintering
The Ubiquitous Internet
Wireless Connectivity
Replication of Experience
Everyone Is a Writer, Producer, Publisher, and Broadcaster
What It Means for Tomorrow's Communicators
Thinking Like a Broadcaster
Audience Control
The Battlefront of the Future: Being a Credible Source
Information Pointers
Truth Filters
The Sum of All Parts: Tell the Truth
Endnotes
Index