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Top Ten PR Blunders of 2009

Rich Robinson | Posted 12.16.2009 | Media

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Rich Robinson

For some this was, as Queen Elizabeth might say, "annus horribilis" -- a horrible year. For the rest of us, it was another lesson in public relations crisis management.

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PR 101: Dustin Lance Black Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Pics

Bil Browning | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Bil Browning

Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black is suing the website that published pictures of the writer having sex with an ex-boyfriend. This is an incredibly bad idea.

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Its 10 O'Clock, Do You Know Who Your City Is?

Mike Doyle | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cincinnati Tourism, Civic Boosterism, Chicago Tourism, Bad Public Relations, Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Midwestern Cities, 2016 Olympic Games, Chicago Tourism Marketing, Chicago 2016, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

Is this just one more misguided civic attempt to whitewash--here meant very literally--the public portrait of the city being displayed to the International Olympic Committee in order to win the 2016 Olympic Games?

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