The News Review:
- Only a model for good PR
- Fallout From Tibet Is Test for China’s Rulers
- Troubles persist at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5
Only a model for good PR
Economic Times – Mar 28, 2008
Neville
Isdell was the ?guest editor? of ET (March 17, 2008) and he used the
platform to pull off a wonderful public relations coup – create an image of
itself that it clearly is
not. In his edit ?A new
model of sustainability?, Mr Isdell writes that we must view business from
a ?broader context? and that if the communities are not sustainable,
then the business is not sustainable. But Coca-Cola is the least
qualified company to talk about new ways of operating and building sustainable
communities, given its track record in India.
Fallout From Tibet Is Test for China’s Rulers
Washington Post – Mar 28, 2008
"Various and sundry nongovernmental human rights activists smell blood, and they will all be using Tibet to press their causes as well. This will place unprecedented external pressure on the regime, at least in terms of public relations. "As party chief, President. But Hu’s likely successor, Xi Jinping, also has been thrust into the biggest test of his career.
Related: International furor, domestic solidarity
Troubles persist at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5
International Herald Tribune – Mar 28, 2008
The new terminal's opening has become a full-scale public relations disaster for British Airways, with long lines at the airport Friday and even some scuffles breaking out between angry and exhausted passengers. BA said 27 round-trip short haul flights in and out of the terminal would be canceled Saturday — slightly less than the 36 roundtrip short haul flights canceled Friday. The 15 scheduled long haul flights on Friday operated as expected, officials said. The airline said it was too soon to say how Sunday's operations would be affected. Travelers have been advised to check the BA Web site before going to the airport, and passengers booked on flights due to leave from, arrive to or pass through Terminal 5 between now until 10 a… It was humiliating to see that happening. ” David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said the breakdown sent “a depressing message” that would hurt Britain's reputation with people in business throughout the world. “This is a public relations disaster at a time when London and the UK are positioning themselves as global players,” he said. “We can only hope that this will provide a wake-up call as we gear ourselves up to host the Olympics in 2012. ” British Airways' stock price, meanwhile, sank 2. 93 percent Friday to close at 240 pence (US$4.
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