Our courses cover the essential rules of dealing with the press. But it is possible to spot trends in news from the trends in the sort of clients who book us.
Recently we have noticed a surprising, and rather worrying trend towards scenarios involving the kidnapping of workers abroad. Several London-based international organisations have booked training courses for senior directors, and specifically asked for help in how to handle public concern should groups of their workers in some of the more unstable regions of the world be taken prisoner for ransom by indigenous activists.
Our advice is always the same – make sure the public understands your concern, show them you’re taking it very seriously, give nothing away that could aid the kidnappers or hinder the investigation, ensure the public understands that, while you can’t give any information, you are taking action, and you will bring the crisis to a successful conclusion.
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