Communication News
Expert commentary on the communication events shaping business, politics, culture, and technology.
4 min audio Politicians on TikTok: Smart Strategy or Communication Trap?
Nevada political candidates are increasingly bypassing traditional media interviews in favor of TikTok and other short-form video platforms to reach voters. Instead of sitting down with journalists who ask hard questions, these candidates are crafting their own content on their own terms. The shift represents a fundamental change in how political figures choose to control their message and their audience.
4 min audio What Hegseth Got Wrong Talking to Anthropic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly pressured AI company Anthropic to remove restrictions on how the military can deploy its technology. The warning signals a growing tension between Silicon Valley's ethical guardrails and Washington's operational demands. Anthropic, known for building safety constraints directly into its AI systems, now faces a choice between federal access and its own foundational principles.
4 min audio Remote Communication: What Most Managers Get Wrong
Remote work exploded in adoption, and most companies responded by throwing more tools at the problem. Slack, Zoom, Teams, email, and project management platforms piled up. But the communication gaps got wider, not narrower. The core issue is not the technology. It is that organizations never taught their people how to communicate when the hallway conversation disappeared.
3 min audio Why Leaders Who Speak Clearly Win Every Time
The way leaders communicate is shifting fast, and the old playbook is getting retired. Executives who once relied on formal memos, polished press releases, and scripted town halls are finding those tools increasingly useless. A growing body of observation from business media suggests that the leaders gaining ground today are doing something different: they are speaking like humans, not institutions.
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4 min audio Okonkwo Lawsuit: The Lesson in Public Accusations
Kenneth Okonkwo, a senior figure in Nigeria's African Democratic Congress, went on television and accused former Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa of extorting political aspirants within the Nigerian Democratic Congress. Udenwa responded not with a press statement but with a lawsuit. Now Okonkwo owns a legal problem that started as a broadcast opinion. The court, not the public, will decide who was right.
4 min audio Why Every CEO Must Become a Media Platform
A recent piece in Chief Executive magazine makes the case that today's top executives have crossed a threshold: they are no longer just leaders of companies, they are publishers, broadcasters, and personalities in their own right. The expectation has shifted. Silence is no longer neutral. A CEO who says nothing is now making a choice that markets, employees, and media will interpret for them.
4 min audio Kalyan Banerjee's Smart Political Pivot: A Communication Breakdown
Senior Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee publicly declared his loyalty to party chief Mamata Banerjee following a turbulent period of internal party conflict. After previously criticizing Abhishek Banerjee as arrogant, Kalyan has now signaled a reconciliation with the younger leader. He also went on offense against rebel TMC MPs who are reportedly flirting with the rival NDA.
4 min audio McDonald's CEO vs. Sustainability Messaging: Who Got It Right
Three communication stories collided in the PR world recently: an AI tool got a crash course in public-facing messaging, McDonald's CEO found himself unexpectedly viral, and sustainability communicators are still fighting to be taken seriously. Each story sits at a different point on the credibility spectrum. Together, they paint a clear picture of what separates communication that lands from communication that flatters itself.
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3 min audio Internal Branding: What Companies Get Wrong Every Time
Companies are waking up to the fact that brand identity is not just an external marketing problem. Internal branding, the practice of getting employees to genuinely believe in and embody company values, is gaining attention as a workplace strategy. The argument is simple: if your own people do not understand what you stand for, your customers never will.
4 min audio Board Leadership Communication: The Lesson Chairs Miss
Harvard Law School's Forum on Corporate Governance published a piece examining what separates effective board leadership from its costly opposite. The core argument: how a board chair communicates with executives, shareholders, and fellow directors determines whether governance works or collapses. The stakes are not abstract. Poor board communication has preceded some of the most spectacular corporate failures in recent memory. ---
4 min audio How to Handle Being Interrupted by Senior Executives
Getting interrupted or talked over in meetings is a frustrating reality for many professionals, especially when the people doing it hold more organizational power. Recent coverage highlights a growing conversation about what to do when senior executives cut you off, redirect attention, or simply act as if you haven't spoken. The problem isn't just rude behavior. It's a communication crisis that most people handle badly.
4 min audio What a Village Pub's Apology Teaches About Crisis Comms
A Norfolk pub called The Queens Head in Thurlton issued a public apology to its customers after repeated failures in its food service operation. The disruptions happened more than once, which forced the business to address its community directly and publicly. This was not a single bad night. It was a pattern, and the pub chose to own it.
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