Comments on: There is a time for every season – and remaining silent http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-is-a-time-for-every-season-%e2%80%93-and-remaining-silent/ fresh thinking - influential communication Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:56:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-is-a-time-for-every-season-%e2%80%93-and-remaining-silent/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Jane Dodd Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:45:58 +0000 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=96#comment-72 Clearly it was a very unhealthy relationship that neither appears to want to accept any blame for. A sad and shoddy state of affairs and the entire matter should have stayed out of the public arena. A shame the court did not ask them both to cease and desist from making any further comment after the sentance. I also find it amusing the way so many media are criticising "the media" for beating it all up. It would be like us creating and issue so we could do some PR to manage the issue. It has also put PR back many years with the reputation of good PR people being made to look like manipulators. As a PR person myself I can honestly say our approach would have been head down take your medicine and move on. Clearly it was a very unhealthy relationship that neither appears to want to accept any blame for. A sad and shoddy state of affairs and the entire matter should have stayed out of the public arena. A shame the court did not ask them both to cease and desist from making any further comment after the sentance. I also find it amusing the way so many media are criticising “the media” for beating it all up. It would be like us creating and issue so we could do some PR to manage the issue.

It has also put PR back many years with the reputation of good PR people being made to look like manipulators. As a PR person myself I can honestly say our approach would have been head down take your medicine and move on.

]]> By: Erica http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-is-a-time-for-every-season-%e2%80%93-and-remaining-silent/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Erica Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:25:30 +0000 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=96#comment-70 I hear you Paul and agree. The whole affair is shameful. I'm trying to raise a teenage son with values like respect for people, for the justice system as especially to abhor violence against women. Our country has a woeful record in this regard and Veitch's actions and those of his advisers do nothing to demonstrate that this is not OK. I hear you Paul and agree. The whole affair is shameful. I’m trying to raise a teenage son with values like respect for people, for the justice system as especially to abhor violence against women. Our country has a woeful record in this regard and Veitch’s actions and those of his advisers do nothing to demonstrate that this is not OK.

]]> By: Marie http://www.prmatters.co.nz/there-is-a-time-for-every-season-%e2%80%93-and-remaining-silent/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Marie Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:16:16 +0000 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=96#comment-69 I could not agree more. The overall impression that was created was that Veitch was attempting to manipulate the legal system (by pleading guilty to a charge that he seemingly does not think he is guilty of), followed by a hefty dose of media manipulation. I could not agree more. The overall impression that was created was that Veitch was attempting to manipulate the legal system (by pleading guilty to a charge that he seemingly does not think he is guilty of), followed by a hefty dose of media manipulation.

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