http://www.prmatters.co.nz fresh thinking - influential communication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:27:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/media-relationships-it%e2%80%99s-important-to-make-them-work/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/media-relationships-it%e2%80%99s-important-to-make-them-work/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:55:09 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=1352 The Press has accused EQC of being unprofessional in its portrayal of two of its reporters – one as “schizophrenic in his writing” and another as a “rogue reporter”. The background to this is the EQC’s presentation to field staff on Monday reminding them of the organisation’s responsibilities to the media and that media enquiries [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/media-relationships-it%e2%80%99s-important-to-make-them-work/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/when-the-line-is-crossed-let%e2%80%99s-not-forget-our-own-role/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/when-the-line-is-crossed-let%e2%80%99s-not-forget-our-own-role/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:04:40 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=933 While UK politicians and other media unite in their attacks on the Murdoch media empire over the hacking scandal, a high court judge in New Zealand put “the media” on notice over their treatment of Petricevic and, in fact, any other accused outside court. On the face of it there is no relationship between these [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/when-the-line-is-crossed-let%e2%80%99s-not-forget-our-own-role/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/new-chums-in-a-unique-cause/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/new-chums-in-a-unique-cause/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:43:31 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=688 I’ve not been there, but New Chums Beach on the eastern side of the Coromandel has now become a political cause celebre.  I suspect that this is not so much for its beauty but its value as political leverage on the part of the opposition parties, Labour and Greens. Beautiful I’m sure, but New Chums [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/new-chums-in-a-unique-cause/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/radio-stands-tall-when-canterbury-earthquake-hits/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/radio-stands-tall-when-canterbury-earthquake-hits/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:50:28 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=605 While TVNZ proudly proclaimed that 2 million Kiwis tuned in to its coverage of the Canterbury earthquake, the run-away winner story-teller in the first hours of the disaster was radio. By 7am on Saturday morning National Radio and Newstalk ZB were bringing us eye witness descriptions from people – professionals and the public – who [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/radio-stands-tall-when-canterbury-earthquake-hits/feed/ 3 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-age-of-intolerance/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-age-of-intolerance/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:07:07 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=569 I fear that the recession might have accelerated the age of intolerance and ultra conservatism to risk. Is our new-found enthusiasm for saving versus spending, the resignation of the CEO of HP, and the decision of the Christchurch councillor to quit at the next election over a sandcastle spat symptom of this, or the disease [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-age-of-intolerance/feed/ 3 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/probing-whether-the-media-is-observer-or-creator/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/probing-whether-the-media-is-observer-or-creator/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:04:40 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=428 A question those of us involved in communication often debate is whether the media reports news, or creates it. It’s one of those circular discussions, as we all have countless examples we can table that support our point of view. I was intrigued therefore when a report from Media Monitors* crossed my desk which sought [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/probing-whether-the-media-is-observer-or-creator/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-revenge-of-the-people-with-red-hair/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-revenge-of-the-people-with-red-hair/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 04:54:31 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=422 It’s a topic that has garnered more interest than mining: hug a ginga, says The Edge. This polarising issue featured two nights running on Close Up, which means they’ve struck a topic that gets people engaged. As far as a media performance goes, on Tuesday night I tipped my hat to teacher and father of two [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-revenge-of-the-people-with-red-hair/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/rewriting-the-crisis-management-template/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/rewriting-the-crisis-management-template/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:43:20 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=382 Corporations not convinced of the role that social media can play in crisis or issues management communication need only study its role during the recent Iceland volcanic eruption to change their position totally. As you read this, the template for managing a crisis is being rewritten. In the recent airline crisis, experienced as a result [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/rewriting-the-crisis-management-template/feed/ 1 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-was-no-sunrise-today-at-my-place/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-was-no-sunrise-today-at-my-place/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:22:35 +0000 Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=355 The end of Sunrise highlights the challenges media will always face when they enter an established market and aim to grab a slice of the national media pie. Even in its category of breakfast TV it was always going to be David up against Goliath (TV1’s Breakfast).  When you add in the other competitors for [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-was-no-sunrise-today-at-my-place/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-tale-of-two-media-interviews/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-tale-of-two-media-interviews/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:12:03 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=341 There have been two hugely different media interviews this week that provide good learning experiences. That of Cadbury New Zealand Managing Director, Matthew Oldham, with John Campbell of Campbell Live, and former All Back and Chief’s No 8 Sione Lauaki, on the main TV bulletins. Take Lauaki first. Coming out of the Hamilton District Court [...]

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