We are thrilled to share UGA Grady College 's new executive education program in crisis communication and management, launched in partnership with Terry College | UGA.

Please join us at the Terry Executive Education Center in Atlanta on April 12, 2024.

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Last week marked yet another successful CCTT annual gathering. Check out our 2023 event press release on the UGA Grady College's website. grady.uga.edu/cctt-annual-ga… (grady.uga.edu/cctt-annual-ga…)

As we wrap up the CCTT week, join us today at 12:40 P.M. in Journalism Building Room 402 to hear from Dr. Brett Robertson from the University of South Carolina. This talk will detail the role of evolving technology in working with underserved populations during crisis events.

Today is the day! The 2023 Annual Gathering of UGA’s Crisis Communication Think Tank is hosted in Grady College from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Stay tuned for our takeaway sharing and output development.

Join us today for an inside view from the Wallace Foundation with Lucas Bernays Held, one of the newest members of the CCTT, at 10:30 AM in Journalism Building Room 412. Held will speak on the importance of philanthropy and communications.

Introducing the new structure of UGA’s Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT). The CCTT is an umbrella that leads the Crisis Communication Coalition (CCC), Crisis Insights and Analytics (CIA) Lab and Crisis Preparedness and Resilience (CPR) Hub.

Happy Monday! We officially kick off the CCTT week. We have two CCTT-hosted speaker sessions open to all faculty and students. Join us Wednesday to hear from Lucas Bernays Held from the Wallace Foundation and Dr. Brett Robertson from the University of South Carolina.

For this week’s“Keystone” sneak peek, we are highlighting session 4: “Contending with the Intangible.” discusses how the perception of space and time gets increasingly fluid in crisis communication and how organizations can be prepared for future managing crises.

For this week’s CCTT 2023 gathering “Keystone” sneak peek, we are highlighting session 3: “Building into Alternate Universes,” which will discuss the navigation of unseen constructs in an ever-evolving virtual world.

For this week’s “Keystone” sneak peek, we are highlighting session 2: “Conceptualizing a New Framework.” This session will discuss which crisis communication foundational elements will continue to stand the test of time.

Check out the PRSA Webinar, “Energize Your Writing: PR Communication Tips for New Pros,” given by our very own Tom Cullen. It will take place on Thursday, March 23rd from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST). rise.prsa.org/store/events/r…

In the weeks leading up to our CCTT 2023 gathering, we will be sharing sneak peeks of the 'Keystone'-themed sessions and speakers. To kick off our series of first looks, we would like to introduce Session 1: “Laying the Foundation.”

From The Handbook of Crisis Communication (2nd edition), here is an excerpt from chapter 18 titled, “Integrating Strategy and Dosage: A New Conceptual Formula for Overcoming Unintended Effects in Public Health Crisis Communication (PHCC).”

From The Handbook of Crisis Communication (2nd edition), here is an excerpt from chapter 11 titled, “Social-Mediated Crisis Communication Research: How Information Generation, Consumption, and Transmission Influence Communication Processes and Outcomes.”

Our current Yarbrough Crisis Communications Fellows Emily Alexander and Emma Stefanik had the opportunity to interview LEVICK employees Maria Stagliano and Morgan Ford, who are Grady alumni and former Yarbrough fellows. Read the full interview here. grady.uga.edu/avoiding-a-car…

CCTT co-founders contributed a chapter titled “Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness: Integrating Crisis Scholarship with Practice,” in which they discussed the importance of collaboration in crisis research and practice. Read more here: google.com/books/edition/…

A recent PR News story written by Arthur Solomon discusses the heightened risk of negative press during major sports events, particularly the Super Bowl and the Olympics. The question is, is the reward worth the risk? Read the full story here: prnewsonline.com/super-bowl-oly…

On Tuesday, the CCTT hosted a successful Grady x Terry crossover panel in Dr. Yan Jin’s undergraduate crisis communication class. Together, brought valuable knowledge and enriching conversation around the intersection of crisis management research and practice.

We had a wonderful conversation with Greg Trevor and CCTT co-founders Yan Jin, Bryan Reber, and Glen Nowak at the Spring 2023 CCTT Information Session. We are grateful for the CCTT members, our faculty colleagues and students for all the support. [photo credit: Jackson Schroader]

For our final Tx4- Think Tank Throwback Thursday, we are highlighting our 2019 gathering themed ‘Sticky Crisis.” To learn more, visit routledge.com/Advancing-Cris…