Five lessons we can learn from recent Nigerian pirate attacks in West Africa
So far in 2018, Nigerian pirate action groups (PAGs) have operated in waters stretching from Ghana in the west to the Congo in the south, well beyond their camps in the Niger Delta. In the offshore theatre alone, these PAGs have kidnapped 82 seafarers for ransom and hijacked at least nine vessels for use as […]
AI in the newsroom: Are journalists replaceable?
If you read almost anything online, there is a good chance that you have read something written by a machine without even realising it. From financial reports to football commentary, machines can write quicker and more cheaply than any journalist and in many cases they can also write more accurately – machines do not make […]
Newsletter December 2018
Security challenges in West Africa, the communications strategy in Brazil’s presidential election, media management in China, the expanding role of AI in the newsroom, the role of the spokesperson, all this and much more in this edition of Response.
This issue
Autumn is always our busiest time of year with a combination of media training for our clients around the globe and the inevitable surge in drills and real incidents that seem to follow the summer lull. In this final issue of Response for 2018 we explore the role of the company spokesperson, examine the communications […]