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Paul Griffo

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Category: Crisis Communications

Crisis Communications

The line you can’t cross: Public relations, criminal investigations, and personal risk

Posted on January 30, 2026January 31, 2026 by Paul Griffo

By the very nature of their work, PR professionals feel a need to be loyal. It’s important to protect the brand, to stand by leadership,…

Crisis Communications

Are you ‘controlling the narrative’ or are you just lying?

Posted on January 14, 2026January 15, 2026 by Paul Griffo

Let’s just go ahead and rip off the ol’ Band-Aid. If you use anything but the truth in your attempt to “control the narrative,” you…

Crisis Communications

Don’t get sucked in by the ‘nature abhors a vacuum’ fallacy

Posted on August 21, 2025December 31, 2025 by Paul Griffo

A tired old PR cliché that I’ve seen repeated over and over again is “nature abhors a vacuum.” Applied to public relations—especially crisis management—this unscientific…

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