Case Studies in Crisis Communication

Abstract

Part 1: Theoretical Approaches to and Socio-Cultural Perspectives in Crisis Communication Cornelius B. Pratt Part 2: The Phases of Crisis Communication Amiso M. George Part 3: Case Studies Africa Egypt Social Media Stoke a Political Revolution in Egypt Olugbenga C. Ayeni Kenya Wooing Tourists Back After A Civil Strife: The Kenyan Example Bitrus P. Gwamna Nigeria Crisis in Nigeria's Banking and Financial Industry: Government Actions Reassure Skittish, Jittery Publics Wole Adamolekun Kunle Ogedengbe and Cornelius B. Pratt South Africa Hotspot: South Durban Basin, South Africa-The ENGEN Oil Refinery Explosion Chris Skinner Asia China China's Sanlu's Infant Formula Proves Fatal Weidan Cao China & France Olympic Torch Protests in France, Reactions in China: Carrefour Learns About International Crises W. Timothy Coombs India Corporate Fraud in India: Satyam in the Spotlight Monika Vij Japan (Disaster) A Triple Disaster in One Fell Swoop: Rethinking Crisis Communication in Japan After March 11 Isaac A. Blankson, Sorin Nastasia and Min Liu Japan (Toyota) Delays, Denials, Recalls and Apologies: Fixing the Dent in Toyota's Image Amiso M. George Thailand Bringing the Government Down': Managing Thailand's Political Crisis Cornelius B. Pratt and Ronald Lee Carr Australia Victoria Burning: Confronting The 2009 Catastrophic Bushfires in Australia Christopher Galloway and Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo Europe England 'Climategate': UK Climate Researchers' Emails Casts Doubt on Scientific Support for Global Warming Doug A. Newsom Eurozone Eurovision 2010: A Security Breach Endangers Europe's Largest TV Show Alfonso Gonzalez-Herrero France An Exceptional Fraud at Societe Generale Thierry Libaert Germany The Love Parade In Duisburg: Lessons From A Tragic Blame Game Andreas Schwarz Russia Turnaround in Russia: Crisis Communication Campaign During the 2008 War in South Ossetia Alexander G. Nikolaev Middle East Iran Iran's Twitter Revolution' from a Publics Relations Standpoint Chiara Valentini and Dean Kruckeberg Lebanon Risk Perception and Change Management: Strategic Efforts to Restore Lebanon's Tourism Sector Ali Kanso, Joseph Ajami and Abdul Karim Sinno North America Mexico Rosarito Beach: Mediated Reality and the Rebranding of a Mexican Border City Robert Brown USA No Walruses in the Gulf: BP's Need for Effective Issues Management Ashli Quesinberry Stokes South America Chile The 2010 Chilean Mining Accident: The Triumph of Transparency and Calm Leadership Emmanuel C. Alozie Colombia 'Nothing Will be the Same Everything Will be Better': Floods in Colombia's Atlantico State Jaime S. Gomez and Soledad Leal Tying it All Together: Social Media and Revolution Crisis and Kairos: Social Media Activists Exploit Timing to Support Anti-Government Protests Jacqueline Lambiase