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Crisis Communications Scout Coach Crash – September
2012
Simon Carter – Assistant Director, Media Relations
Andrew Thorp– Media Relations Officer
What happened?
• A multi vehicle Road Traffic Accident
• In East Coast Canada• 102 Scouts involved in 2 coaches• All on a slow news day!
The plan
• No one size fits all solution for crisis situations
• Buy some time• Assign clear roles (Watching, Responding,
Spokesperson)• Get the facts right and get them out quickly• Keep the lines of communication open
• Now we would use Twitter and the web
The first 24 hours
• Things move fast
• Clear and accurate information
• Brief relevant third parties
• Broadcasters and PA First• Provide regular updates
Hour 1
Hour 2
Next Day
Return Home
As events unfold
• When things get better (or change) let people know! - PA & BBC
• Look for the next action point and plan for it• Think about one story locally and nationally• Brief people on the ground – They will be door
stopped
Results
• Lots of work but a great success – don’t forget your messages
Systems
• 24 Hours call system
• Plan – a side of A4
• Flow of resources
• Trust of CEO and senior management• Review
Twitter/Web – Crisis work
• Boys Scouts of America – Confirmed gay ban
• The complete reverse of our position
• Key to get journalists up to speed on difference
• Twitter helped us set clear up blue water (me, Team, TSA and known friends)
• Linked to a statement on our web site• Telegraph said “In contrast Britain's Scout
Association encourages scouts to attend gay pride marches in uniform.”
Twitter/Web – In summery
• Be quick
• Be focused
• Refer to web pages to explain more
• Use third parties to tweet on your behalf• Maintain a list of journalist twitter feeds in your
sector and DM them info • Get your CEO to be “twitter & Facebook”
aware
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