The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson
The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson
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The Coverup Always Outlives the Crisis
31 minutes Posted Jun 26, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Headlines That Reveal Crisis Patterns
Vrabel And Russini Photo Scandal
Why Contempt Fuels A Story
ADA Meeting Ejections And Fallout
What A Real Apology Requires
Bricks And Minifigs Fandom Crisis
Pride Night Messaging And Silence
Closing Lesson No Comment Speaks
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This week the stories all share the same fingerprint: people who think the rules don't apply to them. Crisis-communications expert Molly McPherson breaks down why the Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini saga still has legs months later (hint: it's not the affair — it's the contempt), how the New York Times investigation exposed a reporter who called the paper's own CEO to kill a story, and why the American Diabetes Association's apology is the rare crisis that actually got *better*. Plus: a Lego-store...