Stories by Richard Nicolazzo

•	Confronting ISIS: The Ultimate PR Challenge (Government) Tue., Mar. 3, 2015 While the U.S. and its allies grapple with what to do militarily against ISIS, an equally important challenge is countering the terror organization'svpropaganda machine.

•	New England Patriots Fumble Deflated PR Ball (Sports PR) Mon., Jan. 26, 2015 "Inept" is the only word that describes the New England Patriots’ handling of the "deflate-gate" controversy.

•	Ebola: Caught in an Information Vortex (Crisis Communications) Fri., Oct. 17, 2014 After systematic and operational failures to deal with the Ebola crisis, crisis communicaitons is left holding the bag.

•	Nicolazzo: Latest NFL 'Violation' Is Manifestation of Systemic Problems (Reputation Mgmt.) Fri., Sep. 12, 2014 It’s clear that the NFL office poorly managed the Ray Rice case and is suffering fallout from all sides.

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Dismal Crisis Management Compounds Tragedy of Malaysian Flight 370 (Crisis Communications) Thu., Mar. 27, 2014 The manner in which Malaysian government authorities and airline executives communicated with hundreds of journalists pounding away for answers created a circus-like atmosphere that became every bit as explosive as jet fuel.

•	Nicolazzo: Christie's Press Conference Debacle (Crisis Communications) Fri., Jan. 10, 2014 Stepping up and taking responsibility is the right thing to do in a crisis, but Gov. Chris Christie’s unprecedented, 107-minute press conference was so far over the top that it defies logic.

•	Nicolazzo: School Heads Have One of the Toughest PR Jobs in America (Crisis Communications) Mon., Dec. 16, 2013 We’ve learned that while schools conduct table-top mock drills and maintain simple “crisis contact lists,” few have specific, written contingency crisis communications plans in place.

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Nicolazzo: Dimon Should Relinquish Chairman Role (Corporate Communications) Mon., Oct. 21, 2013 Now that JPMorgan Chase is on the verge of reaching a $13 billion civil settlement over the bank’s questionable mortgage practices leading up to the financial crisis, the time has come for CEO Jamie Dimon to relinquish his role as chairman.

•	Nicolazzo: Syria Strategy Flies in Face of Public Opinion (Public Affairs) Tue., Sep. 10, 2013 President Obama may be making the mistake of being arrogant and presumptive in assuming the country will blindly follow him into yet another overseas military action.

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Full Employment for Crisis Pros (Crisis Communications) Thu., Apr. 11, 2013 Bad decision-making at the senior management level at Rutgers, Boeing and JPMorgan Chase shows a disturbing, reoccurring pattern as we are seeing large organizations make decisions that impact their institutional integrity. It's as if they have lost their moral compass. Despite the world of communications we live in, senior executives and administrators are not protecting the integrity of management and the brands of their institutions. How does crisis management play into this dynamic?