The Knight Canney Group’s CEO Crystal Canney sits down with Cynthia Dill to discuss the media’s coverage of the 2016 Presidential Campaign.
Crisis Management Always Requires Telling a Better Story
By Felicia Knight
Managing a public relations crisis isn’t easy. That’s why we advocate avoiding a crisis in the first place. It can be made a little easier, however, by understanding what’s happening, what’s at stake, and what needs to be done. Most important is how you respond and the best way to respond is with a story—a true story, a better story—that moves beyond the crisis.
Legal experts say Ranked Choice Voting meets Maine’s constitutional requirements
AUGUSTA – In a response to Senate President Michael Thibodeau’s letter of inquiry about Ranked Choice Voting, Attorney General Mills has stated clearly—and correctly—that lawmakers in Augusta cannot stop the citizen initiative for Ranked Choice Voting, as proposed by Maine people, from going to voters this November.
Wireless Partners Announces Expansion of High-Speed Internet Access for Downeast Maine through partnership with Premium Choice Broadband
BREWER, ME – Wireless Partners, LLC today announced a new partnership with Premium Choice Broadband that allows Premium Choice to reach more customers in more parts of rural Maine.
Premium Choice Broadband currently serves customers in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Hancock and Franklin counties. By joining with Wireless Partners, Premium Choice can now resell wireless capacity from the Wireless Partners 4G LTE network throughout Washington and Hancock counties. Premium Choice Broadband is also expanding and now offering fiber, cable, wireless broadband, including a new project to provide wireless broadband at Brunswick Landing.
Can Chris Rock Save the Academy Awards?
By Felicia Knight
We’re not the first to note the irony of Sunday’s 88th Academy Awards©, being hosted by comedian Chris Rock.
Dubbed by many as #OscarsSoWhite, this year’s awards have been dwelling in PR hell from the moment the nominees were announced in January.
That hashtag is not new. Nor are the complaints that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is run like an antiquated club of predominantly white members, some of whom haven’t been active in the industry since the debut of VistaVision. The argument is that these older, voting members of the Academy don’t see many of the films they’re voting on and aren’t familiar with a newer crop of talented minority actors and directors.